Tips and Tricks for Winter Hearing Aid Care
As the temperatures get cooler during the winter months, it’s important to take special care of your hearing devices. The following steps will ensure you spend this time of year focused on holidays and loved ones rather than stressed out about your hearing technology. Keep Your Hearing Aids Dry Because winter weather can get damp,…
What to Expect Your First Time Wearing Hearing Aids
Approximately 28.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from using hearing aids. If you’re just starting to use hearing aids, you likely have several questions about what to expect during the adjustment period. Here’s a guide to help you transition smoothly with the sounds you will be able to hear again. Adjusting to New Auditory Experiences…
What To Expect From an At-School Hearing Screening
Hearing loss in children is more common than you might think, with approximately 34 million children affected worldwide. The causes can vary—anything from recurrent ear infections to the overuse of headphones playing loud music or even sports-related injuries that can result in hearing damage. Many schools conduct hearing screenings to catch any issues early, helping…
What To Expect From Hearing Aid Follow-up Visits
Starting treatment with hearing aids is an exciting time full of clearer sounds and easier communication. If you just got your first pair of hearing aids, it might feel easy to assume your treatment journey is over, but that isn’t the case. Follow-up appointments are an essential part of maximizing your hearing aid benefits. Let’s…
Driving Safely with Hearing Loss: Tips for Older Adults
Driving is a big part of life, whether you’re taking long road trips out of Redding or just running errands. When you have hearing loss, it’s common to worry about how it will affect your driving safety. Your hearing alerts you to honking horns, passing vehicles, sirens and more. Although driving with hearing loss may…
Understanding Speech Testing: What You Need to Know
Hearing loss can creep up on you. One day, you might notice that your phone alerts are quieter or struggle to understand your friends during a busy Friday night happy hour at The Fall River Taphouse. Hearing tests are a great way to identify hearing loss before it adversely affects you. Audiologists use multiple methods…
Embrace Summer to the Fullest With Hearing Aids
Summer is here again, and with it comes camping adventures, water balloon fights in Caldwell Park, outdoor concerts, barbecues and more. For the 20% of the global population with hearing loss, enjoying these picture-perfect summer activities can seem challenging, but with the right hearing aids, you can make the most of this toasty season. How…
Cognitive Reframing Techniques for Tinnitus
Tinnitus is the presence of a ringing or buzzing in the ears with no external source. If you’re one of the 50 million people in the United States living with tinnitus, finding relief can feel like a massive increase in your quality of life. Cognitive reframing is one potential management technique to minimize your symptoms….
What To Know About Tympanosclerosis
Tympanosclerosis, a condition stemming from inflammation affecting the tympanic membrane or eardrum, and the middle ear, can potentially lead to hearing loss. Understanding the various causes of tympanosclerosis is crucial as it influences the treatment approach for symptomatic cases. Symptoms and Possible Causes Tympanosclerosis typically affects individuals over the age of 30, with symptoms varying…
How Can Hearing Aids Restore Your Confidence?
Hearing loss affects many, with nearly 28.8 million Americans potentially improving their quality of life by using them. Hearing aids not only amplify sounds for improved hearing but can significantly boost a user’s confidence. Hearing loss can create feelings of isolation and can erode self-confidence. If you notice difficulties in hearing conversations, such as at…