Tips for Navigating Social Situations as a New Hearing Aid User
Hearing aids can help you reconnect with loved ones and improve your relationships. Everything from video calling with your grandkids to enjoying dinner out with your spouse at Locavino becomes easier from your improved ability to follow conversations and communicate with others. However, there are ways to enhance your ability to navigate social situations even…
A Quick Guide to Hearing Aid Controls
Hearing aids are incredible devices that can give people with hearing loss the ability to confidently navigate the world around them and stay connected to the things they love. Additionally, modern hearing aids come with a range of controls and programs that may be confusing or overwhelming for new users. Let’s look at a few…
Four Tips for Trick-or-Treating With Hearing Aids
Halloween is less than two weeks away. If you’re a parent or grandparent who plans on taking children trick-or-treating this year, you’re probably already busy shopping at Gene’s Costumes and planning your route for Halloween night. If you or one of the kiddos you’re taking trick-or-treating wears hearing aids, there are a few additional tips…
How to Support a Loved One with Hearing Loss Who’s in a Nursing Home
Hearing loss is common in the U.S. and throughout the world, especially among the older population. In fact, according to one study, “It is estimated that 70% to 90% of elderly residents in long-term care facilities have some degree of hearing impairment.” Unfortunately, despite the prevalence of hearing loss and use of hearing aids in…
What Should I Do if I Don’t Like My Hearing Aids?
If you have hearing loss, hearing aids are an important and worthwhile investment in your overall health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, some new users have trouble adjusting to their devices. Common Reasons People Don’t Use Hearing Aids A qualitative study interviewed people with hearing loss who don’t use hearing aids to get a better sense of…
What Is Mixed Hearing Loss & How Is It Treated?
If you’re experiencing symptoms of hearing loss when chatting with friends at All Set Restaurant & Bar, it’s important to get treated right away. Left untreated, hearing loss is associated with conditions such as depression, anxiety, falls and even dementia. Even so, the average person waits 10 years before seeking treatment for their hearing loss….
What Type of Hearing Aid Batteries Will Work Best for Me?
Just like hearing aids themselves, hearing aid batteries come in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. Choosing the right one for your device can be confusing, but with the help of your audiologist, you can pick the right one. We review everything you need to know about hearing aid batteries below. There Are Two…
How Hearing Loss Affects Your Brain
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect your ability to process sound. It can actually change the way your brain functions. A study from John Hopkins University followed 639 participants over 12 years. They found that hearing loss increased a person’s risk of dementia. Furthermore, that risk increased as hearing loss became more severe: Mild hearing loss…
Machine Learning Enhances Speech Recognition
As researchers work to understand more about the impact of hearing loss, one area of particular interest is the way it affects our ability to recognize speech. A new study created a human speech recognition model based on deep machine learning that produced some promising results. How Hearing Loss Affects Speech Recognition In sensorineural hearing…
An Audiologist Visit Can Remove Barriers to Wearing Your Hearing Aids
Researchers at the University of Manchester found that as many as 20% of people who own hearing aids never wear them, and 30% of people who own hearing aids only wear them some of the time. If you’re one of these people and your hearing aids are sitting in a drawer somewhere, we’ve compiled a…