Most people are happy with their hearing aids: As reported by one recent survey, when speaking one-on-one, 91% of people who use hearing aids are happy with their experience. When analyzing results with specific activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the supermarket, and 85% were […]
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As your body ages, it’s not hard to notice the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your joints start to stiffen. Some sagging of the skin begins to happen in certain places. Perhaps you begin to detect some fading of your hearing and eyesight. It’s pretty difficult not to see […]
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Determining hearing loss is more complex than it may seem at first. If you’re dealing with hearing loss, you can most likely hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at whatever volume. When you learn how […]
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Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a really important client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous people from your company have come together on a conference call. As the call goes on, voices go up and down…and are […]
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Pizza is a fascinating thing. You can switch the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few general criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s similar to hearing loss. But as long as you have a hard time hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss regardless of whether it’s due […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Medical science has connected the dots between brain health and hearing loss. It was found that even mild neglected hearing loss raises your risk of developing cognitive decline. These two seemingly unconnected health conditions may have a pathological link. So, how does hearing loss put you […]
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If you are one of the millions of people in the U.S. dealing with a medical disorder called tinnitus then you most likely know that it often gets worse when you are attempting to fall asleep. But what’s the reason for this? The buzzing or ringing in one or both ears isn’t an actual noise […]
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Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? One type is full of activities the whole time. These are the vacations that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you go back to work more tired than you left. The other kind is all about relaxing. You might not even do […]
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Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Hey, the things you look forward to change as you age. His knee replacement means he will experience less pain and be able to get out and about a lot better. So the surgery is successful and Tom heads home. That’s when things go wrong. The knee […]
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Movies and TV shows tend to utilize close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face conveys a lot of information (more information than you’re probably consciously aware of). To say that human beings are very facially centered is, well, not a stretch. So it’s not surprising that […]
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