If we seriously want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively more difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. In conjunction, the… Read More
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A Short Biography of Raymond Carhart, the “Father of Audiology”
Many people are surprised to hear how young the field of audiology actually is, and how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you desired to find the founding father of biology, for example,… Read More
Questions to Ask Your Hearing Specialist Before You Buy Hearing Aids
When it’s time to buy a car, the majority of us know exactly what to do. We carry out some research, evaluate options, and compile a list of questions to ask the dealership. We do this so that by the… Read More
The Digital Advantage: Analog Vs. Digital Hearing Aids
You’ve probably been told that today’s hearing aids are “not your father’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes… Read More
The Top 5 Hearing Aid Myths Exposed
At times, it seems like we love to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an entry called “List of common misconceptions” that includes hundreds of widely-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of… Read More
How to Read Your Audiogram at Your Hearing Test
You have just finalized your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now entering the room and presents you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these characters, colors, and lines. This is designed to… Read More
How to Persuade Someone to Get a Hearing Test
We don’t need to explain to you the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a different kind of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing assessed and treated. But how… Read More
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss
5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a qualified professional diagnosis, in spite of the reality that the warning signs of hearing loss are clear to… Read More
What to Expect at Your Hearing Exam
If the unfamiliar causes anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially nerve-racking. While nearly all of us have experience with the family physician and the local dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first…. Read More
Exploring a Career in the Hearing Care Profession
While the majority of us stay current with our annual physical, dental cleaning, and eye exam, we notoriously forget to give consideration to the health of our hearing. And when our hearing does begin to worsen, it appears so gradually… Read More