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• Oticon Introduces New Hearing Aid

  • April 16th, 2021
  • Posted in Hearing Aid Technology
  • Tags: hearing aid, Oticon, Oticon More

  The human body is far more complex than one can imagine, and much still remains unknown. Even one aspect of it, the human ear, is incredibly intricate and genius in design. Those with hearing aids can tell you that although… Read More

• The Relation Between Tinnitus and Stress

  • April 9th, 2021
  • Posted in Tinnitus
  • Tags: stress, tinnitus, tinnitus and stress

  Tinnitus is a common symptom for many people. It’s what many call the high-pitched ringing in the ears. Whooshing, ringing, whistling, pulsing, and other such sounds describe this phenomenon. While it may be related to hearing, it is related to… Read More

• Hearing Aids of the Future

  • April 2nd, 2021
  • Posted in Hearing Aid Technology
  • Tags: hearing aid features, hearing aid technology, hearing aids

  Researchers are constantly improving hearing aid performance and appeal. One of their goals is to reduce background noise to make focused listening easier.

• What Is Hyperacusis?

  • March 26th, 2021
  • Posted in Common Conditions of the Ear
  • Tags: hearing sensitivity, hyperacusis, noises too loud

  The human ear is infinitely complex, more complicated than meets the eye. Over time, losing the full function of our ears is normal, although hearing loss and other hearing conditions can have multiple causes, such as overly-loud noise exposure, a… Read More

• Listening Fatigue and Your Hearing

  • March 19th, 2021
  • Posted in Preventative Care
  • Tags: hearing health, hearing loss, listening fatigue

  Listening fatigue can happen to anyone, especially in this day and age. Sounds are constantly around us, either through background noise, videos, TV, or video calls. All that noise can tire a person out. However, this phenomenon will take a… Read More

• How Your Kidneys Affect Your Hearing

  • March 12th, 2021
  • Posted in Hearing Loss
  • Tags: hearing loss, kidneys affect hearing, world kidney day

  March 12, 2021, is World Kidney Day! In honor of World Kidney Day, today’s blog post will focus on how one’s kidneys actually can affect one’s hearing. Ears are delicate instruments, more complex than one might think. Due to their… Read More

• Happy World Hearing Day 2021!

  • March 5th, 2021
  • Posted in Audiology
  • Tags: 2021, hearing health, hearing loss, World Hearing Day

  Happy (belated) World Hearing Day! This past Wednesday, March 3, 2021, was World Hearing Day 2021, the marker of the World Report on Hearing for the World Health Organization. This year’s theme is “Hearing Care for All!” As we celebrate… Read More

• What You Don’t Know About Pets and Hearing Aids

  • February 26th, 2021
  • Posted in Hearing Aid
  • Tags: caution, hearing aids, pets

  The majority of people in the United States have had a pet at some point. Some didn’t have pets until they were older, and others have had pets throughout their lives and cannot imagine living without an animal companion. Dogs… Read More

• How a Healthy Diet Promotes Healthy Hearing

  • February 19th, 2021
  • Posted in Preventative Care
  • Tags: healthy diet, healthy hearing, hearing health

  Unfortunately, healthy hearing is less common today in all ages than it has been in the past. Children, young adults, and adults all have higher rates of hearing loss in recent times. One usually resigns this phenomenon to either the… Read More

• Hearing and Your Heart: Healthcare Tips

  • February 12th, 2021
  • Posted in Hearing Loss
  • Tags: health, hearing, heart

  Did you know that heart health affects the whole body? The human body is an amazing creation, intricate beyond what we may already understand it to be. Among the five senses, hearing is one that is more significant than we… Read More