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When someone mentions artificial intelligence (AI), it might conjure thoughts of your favorite sci-fi movie. But nowadays, AI is more science than fiction. This is especially true with regard to hearing aids. The times when hearing aids simply increased the volume and were one-size-fits-all are gone for good. AI is at the root of modern
You aren’t really certain why, but you’ve been feeling moody lately. Well, it was irritating earlier today when you felt left out of the meeting at the office. The other night your daughter seemed annoyed with you when you asked her to turn up the volume of the TV over and over again resulting in
Hearing loss is often a slow process, making it easy to ignore the subtle changes in your ability to hear sounds. Although children are regularly tested, most adults don’t even think about scheduling a hearing exam like they would their vision. So why should your hearing be any less relevant than your eyesight? Here are
Have you ever lost your earbuds? (Or, perhaps, inadvertently left them in the pocket of a pullover that went through the laundry?) Suddenly, your morning jog is so much more boring. Your commute or bus ride is dreary and dull. And the audio quality of your virtual meetings suffers significantly. Sometimes, you don’t realize how
We normally think of hearing loss as something that develops slowly. This can make the symptoms easy to miss. It’s nothing to worry about, you just need the volume on the TV a bit louder, no big deal, right? That’s usually the situation, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also happen
Hearing loss has a track record for developing slowly. It can be easy to miss the symptoms because of this. It’s nothing to worry about, you just need the volume on the TV a bit louder, no big deal, right? That’s normally the situation, yes, but not always. Sometimes, hearing loss can happen all of
Most individuals are happy with their hearing aids: According to one recent survey, when speaking one-on-one, 91% of individuals who use hearing aids are satisfied with their experience. When talking about specific activities, 85% were satisfied in a group setting and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in a restaurant or on the phone.
As your body gets older, it’s not hard to detect the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints begin to stiffen. Some drooping of the skin starts to take place in certain places. Maybe your eyesight and your hearing both start to diminish a little. These signs are tough
Determining hearing loss is more complex than it might at first seem. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can probably hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. Most letters might sound clear at any volume but others, like “s” and “b” may get lost. When you figure out how to
For just a second, imagine that you have a job as a salesperson. Today, you’re having a very important call with a possible client. Multiple representatives from their offices have come together to talk about whether to employ your business for the job. As the call proceeds, voices rise and fall…and are sometimes hard to
Isn’t pizza interesting? As long as a few factors are met, you can switch toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. That’s similar to hearing loss. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by numerous different problems, loud noises, genetics, age, or ear obstructions, but as long as you have difficulty detecting sounds, it’s still
Dementia and hearing loss, what’s the connection? Brain health and hearing loss have a link which medical science is beginning to understand. Your risk of getting cognitive decline is higher with even minor hearing loss, as it turns out. Researchers think that there might be a pathological connection between these two seemingly unrelated health problems.
