We live in a very noisy world. Years ago, when a patient would come in with hearing difficulties, they had a background of working in noise. Maybe a factory or tractors on the farm. As our world has become more and more populated; the sound levels that we are exposed to are more abundant. There is not as much “quiet time” available to enjoy. As human’s, we like to be social and therefore we ...
Maybe it’s been this way for a while and we just didn't notice, but loneliness is getting a lot of attention from healthcare professionals lately. One obvious reason is COVID-19, which has forced people to socially distance or isolate themselves, and has severely limited in-person interactions, especially for older adults. Another reason is the increasing evidence of its negative effects on our health — like social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased mortality ...
Do you wear two hearing aids or just one? We have two legs, two feet, two arms, two eyes and two ears. If we break an arm, we realize how difficult it is to do little things like putting in our contacts. If we pull a hamstring or twist an ankle, we move slower and more deliberately to diminish the pain. If something blows in one of our eyes while driving the car, we must ...
Hearing health care has plateau’s that you will encounter on your journey to your best hearing. When you were fit with your hearing instruments great care was taken in the testing, selection, and fitting of the instruments. Just like our teeth, hairstyle, and eyes, hearing health can benefit from routine care and maintenance. After your fitting, you will be set with follow-up appointments. These appointments will first be for the fine-tuning of the hearing ...
I have been working with the hearing impaired for 42 years. Throughout this journey, many things have changed. In the past hearing tests took about 20 minutes and hearing aids did not really offer a lot of diversity so fittings took about 20-30 minutes…tops! Then we would tell the patient…if you need us call us. There were no follow-up appointments. No wax removal. That was it. Times have changed for sure! The world ...
It’s February, which, thanks to Valentine’s Day, is a good month to discuss matters of the heart. Plenty will be written and said about the heart’s connection to love. We’ll leave that topic to the relationship experts. Instead, we want to discuss the heart’s connection to hearing and hearing loss — a subject much more in our comfort zone. And studies show there is a connection. Turns out hearing health and ...
Everyone’s range of comfort is different. Whether it is a comfort range of how tight you like to wear your pants…. or how far you drive behind someone on the highway. We also have a range of comfort with our hearing. When the range is narrow; it is called Recruitment. This term refers to a person’s sensitivity to sound. It also has to do with the speed in which the sound becomes uncomfortable ...
Today’s hearing fact probably isn’t something that comes to mind when you think about hearing loss. But — if you do think about it — makes a lot of sense. It’s also potentially much more consequential than, say, missing a punchline in your favorite sitcom or your name being called when your Starbucks mocha is ready. According to Reuters and the National Institute on Aging, untreated hearing loss can result in trouble understanding a ...
What is the one of the top complaints of diners? According to a Zagat study? Ranking up there with long wait times and short staffing is the acoustics of the restaurant. Restaurants seem to be following a new trend. They are more open; they play background music to help ensure a good time for all. This extra noise and multiple voices speaking at once makes it difficult to focus and carry-on conversations.... especially if you ...
If you know someone who has hearing aids, then you may wonder why some people seem to have problems with their hearing aids? Many people complain to their friends about them. We have people all the time that will come in and tell us that they don't know if they want to spend money on hearing aids because their friends keep them in a drawer. Some people complain and then there are those that ...
