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You totally forgot your hearing test tomorrow, but that’s not very surprising, you’re really busy. Fortunately, you just got that reminder text from us, and you still have some time to prepare. So how should I get ready? Hearing tests aren’t like back in college or high school where you’d have to pull an all-nighter
You’ve got a lively summer planned. You’re certainly going to go to the beach and maybe go for a swim. You’ll enjoy some live entertainment, you’ll get plenty of exercise jogging or possibly playing some tennis, then it’s time to get to the grill. You’ll be busy! So it’s important that your hearing aids are
Keep your eyes on the road. While this may be sound advice, what about your other senses? For example, think about the amount of work your ears are doing when you’re driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, alert you to important information appearing on your dashboard, and help
When is it time to get a hearing exam? You need a hearing test if you have any of these four signs. I guess my TV is frequently cranked up to the point where my kids recently complained. Do you know what my response was? I said, “What”? It was humorous. Because it was a
The buzzing in your ear keeps getting worse. It started off quietly enough, one of those “is it really there” kind of things. But after spending all day at the construction site (for work), you’ve realized just how noisy (and how persistent) that buzzing has become. At times, it sounds like ringing or other noises.
Your last family get-together was disheartening. It wasn’t because of family drama (this time). No, the problem was that you couldn’t hear anything over the loud noise of the room. So you didn’t get the chance to ask about Dave’s new kitten or Sally’s new career. And that was really annoying. For the most part,
You finally got those new hearing aids. You’re so excited to be able to dive into your social life again. Now, you won’t be missing parts of conversations or experiencing uncomfortable transitions. But your hearing aids just don’t sound quite right. The reason for this is that it will often take some time before you
As a swimmer, you enjoy being in the water. The pool is like your second home (when you were a kid, everyone said you were part fish–that’s how regularly you wanted to go swimming). The water seems a bit…louder… than normal today. And that’s when you notice you may have made a mistake: you wore
Your ability to hear is precious – once it’s gone, the chance of getting it back in its natural form is not likely. But somehow, hearing loss frequently goes untreated and uncontrolled in the general population. In fact, permanent hearing loss affects one in every eight people (nearly 30 million people) 12 and older in
Intimacy isn’t usually the first thing that one thinks of when you think about hearing aids. We understand. The advertising on these little devices is rather straightforward. Love, conversely, is something better suited for poetry, music, and art. But you might want to begin looking at your hearing aid as an intimacy device because of
Hearing loss is widely recognized to be a process that develops slowly. That’s why it can be rather insidious. Your hearing doesn’t get worse in giant leaps but rather in little steps. And that can make the gradual decline in your ears difficult to keep track of, especially if you aren’t looking for it. Because
Pain is your body’s method of supplying information. It’s not a terribly enjoyable approach but it can be beneficial. When your ears start to feel the pain of a very loud megaphone near you, you know damage is occurring and you can take steps to move further away or at least cover your ears. But,
