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...
The Digital Advantage: Analog Vs. Digital Hearing Aids
You’ve likely heard that today’s hearing aids are “not your grandfather's hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes today’s technology so much better? And what...
The Top 5 Hearing Aid Myths Exposed
At times, it seems as if we enjoy to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an entry titled “List of common misconceptions” that contains hundreds of universally-held but false beliefs. Yes, I know it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the page and you’ll notice...
How to Read Your Audiogram at Your Hearing Test
You’ve just finalized your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and presents you with a chart, like the one above, except that it has all of these icons, colors, and lines. This is designed to present to you the exact, mathematically precise...
How to Persuade Someone to Get a Hearing Test
We don’t need to inform you of the signs and symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a completely different kind of problem: persuading someone you care for to get their hearing assessed and treated. But exactly how are you supposed to...
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before pursuing a qualified professional diagnosis, in spite of the fact that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are transparent to other people. But are those with hearing loss simply too stubborn to get...
What to Expect at Your Hearing Exam
If the unfamiliar creates anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is particularly nerve-racking. While the majority of us have experience with the family doctor and the town dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist could be a first. It certainly would be...
Exploring a Career in the Hearing Care Profession
Although most of us stay current with our annual physical, dental cleaning, and eye exam, we notoriously forget to give consideration to the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does begin to deteriorate, it comes about so gradually that we scarcely notice and...