by Bright Audiology | Aug 6, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t have a tendency to start appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capability to clearly hear them. We don’t stop to give thought to, for instance, how much we enjoy a good conversation with a friend...
by Bright Audiology | Jul 30, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
The hearing healthcare industry has two barriers that prevent individuals from obtaining better hearing: The inability to recognize hearing loss in the first place (due to its gradual onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive remedy....
by Bright Audiology | Jul 23, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears implies that there is a wrong way, and undoubtedly, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaches the very first rule of cleaning your ears:...
by Bright Audiology | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
It’s typical to think of hearing loss as an inevitable problem associated with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s routine use of iPods. But the numbers show that the bigger problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work. In...
by Bright Audiology | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Roughly 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source exists. This phantom sound is normally perceived as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking....
by Bright Audiology | Jun 11, 2015 | Hearing Loss Articles
Zinc-air-battery-types by Marc Andressen is licensed under Attribution CC 2.0 You could make a strong case that the most crucial part of your hearing aid is the battery: without it, nothing else works, and if it fails, your hearing fails with it. In this short guide,...
