by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
It’s popular to think of hearing loss as an inescapable problem connected with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s constant use of iPods. But the numbers indicate that the greater problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work....
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 9, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
The maxim “you get what you pay for” is definitely true of hearing aids, and though modern-day hearing aids are engineered to be more effective than ever, they’re not exactly cheap, either. The good news is, modern digital hearing aids, while not cheap, ARE becoming...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
Approximately 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source exists. This phantom sound is typically identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jun 11, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
Zinc-air-battery-types by Marc Andressen is licensed under Attribution CC 2.0 You could make a strong case that the most important part of your hearing aid is the battery: without it, nothing else works, and if it fails, your hearing fails with it. In this quick...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jun 4, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, induced by exposure to intense sound levels from personal audio devices and very loud environments such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | May 28, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we need to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively challenging, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional responses to the loss of hearing. Together, the two...
