Hearing Health Blog

The holidays are upon us, and large family get-togethers and dinners in crowded restaurants can prove particularly challenging for people with hearing loss. Everyone is conversing loudly and at the same time. Combine that with the clattering of dishes, scraping of chairs, and background music, and you have a situation in which it is difficult […]

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Susan always recognized that when she retired she would be living the active lifestyle. At 68, she’s now been to more than a dozen countries and has lots more to go. On some days you’ll find her investigating a hiking trail with her grandkids, on others she will be volunteering at a local hospital, and […]

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When your mother is always a couple of seconds too late to react to the punchline of a joke or your father quits talking on the phone because it’s too tough to hear, it is time to talk about hearing aids. Although hearing loss is noticeable in a quarter of individuals between the ages of […]

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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 38 million people in the United States suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects […]

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Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]

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There is one component that is crucial to keeping hearing aids cost effective and that’s the batteries. It is one of the largest financial challenges consumers have to deal with when buying hearing aids because the costs of replacing them can add up fast. Usually the batteries die at the worst time which is even […]

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Think it’s just your ears? Think again – here are 3 health issues related to your hearing. […]

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If you are walking around with an old-school ear trumpet in hand than clearly, it’s time for an upgrade. Making that call when you wear conventional hearing aids is trickier, though, so how does one know? You bought your hearing aids ten years ago, and they still get the job done, right? While it may […]

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