HEARING TIPS
What can You Know After Your Hearing Test?
You made an important first step in managing your hearing problems by getting scheduling hearing test with a qualified audiologist, but now what? What kind of data can you expect to acquire with this test and what does it mean for your hearing future? These are...
Consider 5 Things People Tell Themselves When They Deny Hearing Loss
I can't be my hearing because...if that's something you find yourself saying a lot these days than you already get how easy it is to deny hearing loss. The Hearing Loss Association of America explains that simply knowing that hearing loss exists is the biggest...
Could Your Hearing Loss be Turning You Into a Major Grump?
You know you are feeling more cranky these days but don't know why? Hearing loss is a problem nearly 50 million people in this country face, according to the Hearing health Foundation, but, for many, it sneaks up on them with age. Unfortunately, the problem doesn't...
Hearing Loss Mistakes: What are Some of the Biggest Ones
If you have problems with your hearing, then it might be time to do something about it, but for most people, there's a learning curve. The stuff you need to manage the problem doesn't always come cheap such as a good hearing aid, for example, or a hearing test, so you...
The 5 Fables About Hearing Aids that Really are Scary Fiction
Do hearing aids make life better for everyone with hearing loss? Like most medical devices, there are larger than life fables surrounding hearing aids. How do you know which ones are right and which ones are fiction, though? It's difficult to know because there is...
Advice For You If Your Husband Needs A Hearing Aid
It's hard to see someone you love struggle, especially with something as basic as hearing. The Hearing Loss Association of America estimates one in every three people over the age of 65 will develop age-related hearing loss – many of them will be husbands with loving...
Tinnitus: Could It Be More Than Just Strange Noises In Your Head
Do you hear that ringing in your ears and wonder where it comes from? You're not alone. It is estimated by the Hearing Health Foundation that 20 percent of Americans hear that same ringing sound, or ones similar to it, each day. Only around 16 percent of those with...
How Hearing Loss May Devastate Your Social Life
Is hearing loss more than just a minor challenge? An undiagnosed hearing loss can have a profound effect on physical health, job performance and, yes, even social relationships. People tend to take their hearing life for granted, right up until they start noticing...
Stop Ear Cleaning Now! 5 Ways Ear Wax Removal Hurts Your Ears
What do your grandmother, the box of swabs in your bathroom and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) have in common? They’re all urging you to put the swabs down and back away slowly if you were intending to stick that thing in your...
3 Hearing Aid Rip-Offs You Will Want To Avoid
With an estimated 48 million people here in the U.S. suffering from some degree of hearing loss. It makes sense that there are scams associated with hearing aids, especially given the fact that many of the individuals in need of these devices are elderly and not a...