For individuals using hearing aids or cochlear implants, windy days present unique challenges. Not only can the wind interfere with the clarity of sound, but it can also potentially harm the delicate components of hearing devices. Understanding how to maintain your hearing devices during windy conditions can greatly enhance their effectiveness and longevity. Let’s look at some practical maintenance tips …
Summer Heat and Hearing Aids
Summer heat can have a significant impact on various aspects of our lives, including our health and well-being. For those who use hearing aids, summer brings its own set of unique challenges. High temperatures, humidity, and sweat can all affect the performance and longevity of hearing aids. Impact of High Temperatures on Hearing Aids High temperatures can affect the performance …
How Cochlear Implants Improve Hearing
For individuals with severe or profound hearing loss, cochlear implants are a groundbreaking technology that can significantly improve the ability to hear and communicate. Let’s take a closer look at the world of cochlear implants, exploring their function, benefits, candidacy criteria, and post-implantation considerations. How Do Cochlear Implants Work? Cochlear implants are electronic devices that bypass damaged parts of the …
Maximizing the Lifespan of Your Hearing Aid Batteries: Tips and Tricks
Hearing aids have transformed the lives of millions of individuals with hearing loss, offering improved communication and overall quality of life. However, the effectiveness of these devices heavily relies on the power source – the batteries. To ensure that your hearing aids keep working at their best, it’s crucial to know how to get the most out of your hearing …
How Do I Find the Perfect Hearing Aid for Me?
Hearing loss is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Thankfully, modern technology has given us hearing aids, which can significantly improve the quality of life for individuals with hearing impairment. However, selecting the right hearing aid can be a daunting task with the multitude of options available today. Today, we will discuss the crucial factors you need …
Tips for Cleaning Your Hearing Aids
If you are a new owner of a pair of hearing aids, congratulations! These devices can have a profound effect not only on your experience of the sounding world but also on the health of your relationships, body, and mind. When you consistently wear hearing aids, you can promote better cognitive health as you age, as well. With these important …
Understanding Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Of the many types of hearing loss, sensorineural is by far the most common. What are the defining features of this type of hearing loss? How do you know what kind of hearing loss you have? Is there a cure for sensorineural hearing loss? Each of these questions has a complex answer, but we can do our best to unpack …
Tips for Driving with Hearing Aids
Congratulations if you’ve recently purchased hearing aids! You are moving toward improved communication and hearing, and you will probably discover advantages for driving as well. Hearing aids can significantly increase driving safety, but they can also require some getting accustomed to. When you start using hearing aids while driving, you could find that you suddenly become sensitive to a variety …
Connect with Your Loved Ones with Hearing Loss Treatment
Better Speech and Hearing Month is an opportunity to raise awareness, provide information, and lead activities to promote hearing health for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and many other affiliated organizations. According to ASHA, this year’s theme is “Connecting People.” It’s never been more critical to maintain our lines of …
Adjusting to New Hearing Aids
Where are you on your journey to better hearing? Some of us have been treating hearing loss for years and have just upgraded to a new pair of hearing aids. Others are new to the experience of using hearing aids to address hearing loss. Wherever you are on this journey, take a moment to congratulate yourself! Taking a hearing test …