Categories New Orleans Audiologists

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Hearing Aids and Humidity – A Bad Combination

Your hearing aids are tiny computers, and just like with laptops and tablets, moisture can present a challenge. Humidity can affect hearing aids in a couple of ways. First, just like condensation that develops on a soft drink can, moisture results when warm, humid air meets the cooler metal components […]

Five Keys to Ensuring Your Hearing Aid is Programmed Correctly

I often meet new patients at screenings for church groups or organizations, and a few of them already wear hearing aids. I always ask, “How do you think your hearing aids are working currently?” and “When was the last time you saw your hearing health care professional about your hearing […]

Hearing Aid Technology

We are truly living in an age of technology where things that once seemed impossible are now benefiting our everyday lives. Take hearing aids, for example. Due to technological advances, hearing aids are helping their users more than once seemed possible. Along with assisting people with just the ability to […]

Seven Signs You May Have Hearing Loss

Seven signs you may have hearing loss Similar to any medical condition, the sooner you address the signs that you may have hearing loss, the better.  Here are ten signs that may indicate hearing loss: 1. You can’t hear well on telephone calls.  If the volume on your telephone is at […]

Thanks to I-Phone Headphones, There May Be Less Stigma Associated With Hearing Aids

Have you noticed that more people are wearing wireless electronic devices in, or on, their ears? We can thank Apple for designing its latest iPhones without headphone jacks. This significant development may have a significant effect on lessening the stigma behind wearing hearing aids.  Let’s hope that the stigma of wearing hearing aids […]