Believe it or not, it’s been over 10 years since most individuals have had a hearing exam. Harper is one of them. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical test. She even knows to get her timing belt changed every 6000 miles! […]
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You have just concluded your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now coming into the room and provides you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these signs, colors, and lines. This is intended to explain to you the exact, mathematically precise characteristics of your hearing loss, but to […]
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We don’t need to inform you of the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a different kind of challenge: persuading someone you care for to get their hearing tested and treated. But exactly how are you expected to get through to someone who denies there is even an […]
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It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a qualified professional diagnosis, despite the fact that the warning signs of hearing loss are very clear to others. But are those with hearing loss simply too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a couple of specific reasons. Perhaps […]
Although many of us remain up to date with our once-a-year physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we typically fail to consider the well-being of our hearing. And when our hearing does begin to deteriorate, it comes about so gradually that we hardly notice and neglect to take action. It’s this lack of interaction with […]
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Hearing impairment is treacherously sneaky. It creeps up on a person over the years so gradually you barely detect it, making it all too easy to deny it’s even there. And afterwards, when you at last acknowledge the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as troublesome and aggravating as its true effects are hidden. […]
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