Recent studies have shown that listening to music improves our mood and emotions as well as our overall mental state. Each of us encounters music daily, whether it be while watching a television commercial while taking a ride in an elevator, or hearing your grandchildren sing. Here are the top […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Hearing changes are a natural part of aging. Your ability to hear is complex and is affected by more than your age or your exposure to loud noises. Once your hearing is damaged, it may be gone for good. That is why it is important to take care of your […]
There are three main theories for how hearing loss may contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. Cognitive Load – Because the brain is constantly coping with degraded sounds because its resources are dedicated to processing those sounds, this impairs its other processes such as memory and thinking. Brain Atrophy – […]
Hearing aids must operate from a power source. This power source is the hearing aid battery. The majority of hearing aids run on disposable batteries. There are a few hearing aids that operate on a rechargeable battery system. For the purpose of today’s post, I want to focus on the […]
I had a patient recently who reported having had a couple of hearing tests completed in the past year and a half and wondered why he would require another hearing evaluation before being fit with hearing amplification. The answer is for pure tone testing, a test within the past 6-12 […]