Finding Financial Assistance for Your Hearing Aids
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...
When Should I Get My Hearing Tested?
Most of the time, people are unaware that they have hearing loss. It develops so slowly that it’s usually undetectable, and on top of that, the majority of family physicians do not routinely screen for hearing loss at the yearly physical exam. Taking into account...
Understanding Your Treatment Options for Tinnitus
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...
Getting the Most Out of Your Hearing Aid Batteries
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...
6 Ways to Save Your Hearing
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...
The Psychology of Hearing Loss
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...
A Short Biography of Raymond Carhart, the “Father of Audiology”
Many people are surprised to see how young the field of audiology actually is, and how recently its founding father established the profession. To put this in perspective, if you wished to find the founding father of biology, for instance, you’d have to go back in...
Questions to Ask Your Hearing Specialist Before You Buy Hearing Aids
When it’s time to shop for a car, the majority of us know exactly what to do. We carry out some research, evaluate options, and compose a list of questions to ask the dealership. We do this so that by the time we’re set to head to the dealership, we have an idea of...