Drinking and Hearing Loss
July 12th, 2017Posted in Blog
Excessive drinking damages the auditory cortex in the brain, affecting the way your brain processes sound. The auditory nerve is responsible for transferring the auditory information from the sounds we hear in the cochlea of the inner ear to the brain where they are translated. So, even though the ears may be functioning properly, the brain may
Read MoreWhen the Hearing Aid is in the Drawer
July 10th, 2017Posted in Blog
No matter how great hearing aids are, they can’t help anyone when gathering dust in a drawer not being used. Here’s a look at three situations where people have tried – but given up on – their hearing aids, and how those frustrations could have been avoided. Wary At Work George is in his late
Read MoreAsk Anna: My grandfather won’t wear his hearing aids
July 7th, 2017Posted in Blog
Ask Anna is a weekly advice column for the hearing loss community. Her column is found at Hearing Like Me Dear Anna, My Grandfather is in his 80’s and has severe, age-related hearing loss in both ears. My aunt got him a hearing aid but it wasn’t the expensive one the Audiologist recommended (still
Read More7 Night-Time Necessities for the Hard-of-Hearing
July 3rd, 2017Posted in Blog, In The News
Most hearing professionals agree it’s a good idea to take your hearing aid out at night. This is for many reasons – it could come out while you are sleeping and get lost in the sheets, or fall on the floor where you could step on it in the middle of the night. However, the
Read MoreDeaf gamers find new way to make competitive gaming accessible
June 30th, 2017Posted in Blog, In The News
Online video streaming services have become widely popular lately, especially in the video game community. Many gamers tune into streams on sites like Twitch to watch competitive gaming in real time. Unlike other videos published and captioned before hand, streams usually don’t have a live captioning tool, alienating deaf and hard of hearing gamers. I
Read MoreThree Good Reasons to Talk Hearing Health at Your Next Physical Exam
June 28th, 2017Posted in Blog
A flurry of studies in recent years has linked hearing loss to other serious health issues, including depression, sleep apnea, dementia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, moderate chronic kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and an increased risk of falls, hospitalization and mortality. Treating hearing loss can bring many quality-of-life benefits. Research shows that when people with hearing loss
Read MoreMy Dog Ate My Hearing Aids. How I Found Funding for New Ones
June 26th, 2017Posted in Blog
My Dog ate my hearing aids. Commonly it’s an excuse used by school-aged kids who forgot to do their homework, but for me, was a nightmare that I actually did not think existed or would happen. When something happens to our hearing technology, not only do we have to consider the cost of the hearing aids
Read MoreWatch: How to decorate your hearing aids
June 23rd, 2017Posted in Blog
Decorating hearing aids is a great way to show off individual style and increase confidence. Phonak hEARo Jessica Flores walks us through one way to decorate hearing aids. “It’s totally up to you if you want to decorate them,” she says. “If you don’t want to decorate them, that’s fine. But while we have
Read MoreHow my hearing aids survived a pool party
June 19th, 2017Posted in Blog
A few summers ago, I had one of my worst nightmares come true. My hearing aids got wet. When it happened, it was like super slow motion, as gravity pulled me into the pool. I tried to find some way to keep my head above water. I flailed my arms and kicked away I can
Read MoreSmoking and Hearing Loss
June 17th, 2017Posted in Blog
Hearing health experts have suspected that smoking contributes to hearing loss since an initial study in 1962; however, on-going studies confirm it. Smokers are 70 percent more likely than non-smokers to suffer hearing loss, according to an article in the June 1998 Journal of the American Medical Association. The study also found that non-smokers living with a
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