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Most individuals are happy with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid wearers are happy with the hearing aid experience when talking one-on-one, as reported by a recent survey. When analyzing results with specific activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the grocery store, and 85%
As your body gets older, it’s not hard to notice the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your knees begin to hurt a little bit more. Your skin gets a bit droopy in places. Perhaps you begin to observe some fading of your eyesight and hearing. These signs are tough
Determining hearing loss is more complex than it might at first seem. If you’re dealing with hearing loss, you can probably hear certain things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse certain letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters perfectly fine at any volume. When you figure out how
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now picture that you have a call scheduled today with a very valuable client. Numerous agents from their offices have come together to discuss whether to hire your company for the job. As the call goes on, voices go up and down…and are sometimes difficult to hear. But
Isn’t pizza fascinating? As long as a few criteria are met, you can alter toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and manifestations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear obstructions, but as long as you have a hard time
What’s the connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Brain health and hearing loss have a connection which medical science is starting to comprehend. It was discovered that even mild untreated hearing impairment increases your risk of developing dementia. Researchers think that there might be a pathological link between these two seemingly unrelated health issues.
Does the ringing in your ears get worse at night? It’s a common complaint for people with tinnitus but why does it happen and what can you do about it?
There are a couple of kinds of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you cram every single activity you can into every waking moment. This type will leave you more exhausted than when you left but all of the fun will be recalled for many years to come. The other kind is all about unwinding.
Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Look, as you age, the kinds of things you get excited about change. His knee replacement means he will suffer from less pain and be able to get out and about a lot better. So Tom is admitted, the operation is a success, and Tom goes home!
Movies and TV shows tend to utilize close-ups (sometimes extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re likely even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. It’s no stretch to say that human beings are very facially focused. So it’s no surprise that the face
It’s difficult to be apart from your hearing aid after you get accustomed to using one. After all, your hearing aids are crucial to connect to your world. But it will periodically need to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. A hearing aid’s average lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be
It isn’t like you simply wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. For most individuals, hearing loss progresses in degrees, especially when it is linked to the aging process. You may not recognize it’s taking place right away but some signs do appear earlier. These early developing symptoms progress very subtly. Delaying the development
