Do you have hearing difficulties? If yes, do you occasionally find that it seems like work just to understand what the people around you are saying? You aren’t the only one. The feeling that listening and understanding is tiring work is typical among individuals with hearing impairment – even the ones that wear hearing aids. […]
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Sound is an essential part of our lives, but like most things, its influence on us depends upon both the quality and quantity of the sounds we hear. For example, for most of us, listening to music we enjoy is calming and relaxing, but turn the volume of that music up too loud – for […]
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“Should I replace or repair an older hearing aid?” is one of the more frequent questions we are asked. The answer is “Depends.” The question of whether to replace or repair depends on many factors, and the “right answer” is particular to the person asking the question. For starters, it should be noted that hearing […]
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Acute external otitis is an infection of the outer ear canal – the portion outside your eardrum. Virtually all people recognize it by its common name – swimmer’s ear. The familiar name swimmer’s ear comes from the fact that the problem is commonly linked to swimming. Anytime water collects in the outer ear it creates […]
The question of just how long hearing aid batteries should be expected to last is not as easy to answer as it seems, because battery performance is dependent upon numerous factors. Just how long a battery lasts is dependent upon which company manufactured it, and can even vary between different models from the exact same […]
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A common question asked by patients being fitted for hearing aids concerns whether the hearing aids that are intended to help them hear weak sounds will make the loud noises too loud. This is a natural question, one for which there is thankfully a comforting answer. The basic answer is that present day hearing aids […]
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In the same way that there are numerous reasons for hearing loss, there are many different forms of hearing loss; understanding the manner in which we hear is the first step in understanding the distinct types. We collect sounds through the outer ear, which is not just the portion of the ear on the outside […]
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As hearing professionals, one of the frustrations we encounter in our practice is that the issues that have caused hearing problems in our patients cannot be reversed. One of the primary reasons for hearing loss, for example, is damage to the tiny hair cells in our inner ears that vibrate in response to sound waves. […]
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“Should I wear one or two hearing aids?” This is a very common question arising from the fact that hearing aids are a major financial investment. Most hearing specialists will state that the advantages of wearing two hearing aids greatly exceed the added cost, but to be fair let’s start with the reasons why some […]
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Up until recently, the sophisticated electronics of cell phones often interacted badly with the electronics of hearing aids, resulting in interference between the two devices that was perceived as static, squealing or whistling noises, or missing words. New government regulations, along with significant advances in both cell phone and hearing aid technology, have made this […]
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