I think like so many things in life, we take for granted what is naturally in place, only realizing how important something is once it isn’t working. I was asked the question last week by a patient, “Does hearing loss really matter?” It seems like such a simplistic question. So […]
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Whether you have healthy ears, use hearing aids, or experience slight hearing loss, it is never too late to start protecting your hearing. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), a 2016 study found that 15% of American adults over 18 experience hearing difficulties, amounting […]
There are three main theories for how hearing loss may contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. Three Main Theories 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. […]
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 […]