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How treating hearing loss can help reduce the risk of dementia
In 2017, a study published in The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, called...
Posted on: 04/24/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Hearing loss treatment can potentially reduce dementia risks
Just two weeks ago we wrote how hearing loss increases the risks of getting dementia. The counter to that...
Posted on: 04/19/2019
Do’s and don’ts of getting rid of earwax
Earwax, also known as cerumen, is a gray, orange or yellow material made in the ear canal. It cleans and...
Posted on: 04/17/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Too many people put off getting help for hearing loss
If you had trouble seeing, you would go to a doctor or optometrist and discuss it with them, right? How...
Posted on: 04/12/2019
[Video] 11 things new hearing can do that old ones can’t
If you have hearing loss but still haven’t done anything to treat it, do you know why? If it’s...
Posted on: 04/10/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Hearing loss increases the risks of getting dementia
For those who think hearing loss is no big deal — that it is not worth treating, not worth the hassle...
Posted on: 04/05/2019
All Ears: Are rechargeable hearing aids right for me?
Rechargeable hearing aids are a fairly recent addition to the hearing healthcare landscape. In the past,...
Posted on: 04/03/2019
#HearingFactFriday: You’d be surprised by which musicians are more likely to have hearing issues
Today’s hearing fact is interesting, as it is definitely counterintuitive. Classical music is not...
Posted on: 03/29/2019
At the gym, turn up the beat, not the dB!
Have you set a goal to get healthier this year? Are you going to the gym or perhaps a workout class a few...
Posted on: 03/27/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Millions of people have noise-induced hearing loss
Each month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts out a Vital Signs report devoted to a...
Posted on: 03/22/2019
Learning to hear again takes practice
Purchasing hearing aids for the first time starts an individual on a path of rehabilitation similar to...
Posted on: 03/20/2019
#HearingFactFriday: More people over 70 have hearing loss than don't
As we just noted in our blog about Livio AI’s new fall detection technology, hearing loss and falling...
Posted on: 03/15/2019
The first and only hearing aid with fall detection and alerts
If you’re an older adult — or care for someone who is — falling is likely to be high on...
Posted on: 03/13/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Your hearing bone is connected to your brain bone
In a Johns Hopkins news release from 2013 summarizing their study on hearing loss’s effects on the...
Posted on: 03/08/2019
Follow Chris Earl on his journey to better hearing
Chris Earl had been dealing with gradual hearing loss for 17 years. But a busy career and, as he says,...
Posted on: 03/06/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Delaying hearing loss treatment is not advised
Here are some interesting facts about hearing loss: Millions and millions and millions of people have...
Posted on: 03/01/2019
Do’s and don’ts of living with tinnitus
Over 50 million Americans experience tinnitus — or ringing in the ears. When you first realize...
Posted on: 02/28/2019
“I can hear but I can’t understand”
One of the first things people with hearing loss observe is “I hear people fine, but I don’t...
Posted on: 02/26/2019
#HearingFactFriday: Good hearing protection policies can save companies money
Did you know that hearing loss is the most common work-related injury in America? It’s true....
Posted on: 02/22/2019
All Ears: If I have tinnitus, does it mean I also have hearing loss?
Tinnitus is defined as “the hearing of sound when no external sound is present.” It is one of...