We typically think of hearing loss as something that develops little by little. This can make the symptoms difficult to detect. (After all, you’re just turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to be concerned about, right?) In some cases that’s true but often, it isn’t. It turns out hearing […]
Most individuals are pleased with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid wearers are pleased with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, based on a recent survey. When talking about specific activities, 85% were satisfied in a group environment and watching TV, 78% while in the store, and 75% in a restaurant or on […]
September 27, 2023 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
As your body gets older, it’s not hard to detect the changes. You get wrinkles. Your hair turns gray (or falls out). Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin begins to occur in certain places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a little. These […]
September 21, 2023 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
It may seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be simple. If you’re suffering from hearing loss, you can most likely hear some things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. Most letters may sound clear at any volume but others, such as “s” and “b” could get lost. It will become more […]
September 11, 2023 | Angela Batini, M.S. Audiology
For just a moment, imagine that you’re working as a salesperson. Today, you’re on a very important call with a possible client. Your company is being looked at for a job and several individuals from your company have come together on a conference call. All of the different voices get a little muddled and hard […]
Isn’t pizza interesting? You can switch the toppings, sauces, even the cheeses on it, but as long as it meets a few basic criteria, it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. But as long as you have difficulty hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss regardless of whether it’s caused by genetic factors, […]
What’s the connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was found that even minor untreated hearing impairment raises your risk of developing dementia. These two seemingly unrelated health conditions might have a pathological connection. So how can a hearing exam help decrease […]
Tinnitus often gets worse at night for most of the millions of individuals in the US that suffer with it. But why would this be? The ringing is a phantom sound due to some medical condition like hearing loss, it isn’t an outside sound. Naturally, knowing what it is will not explain why you have […]
There are a couple of kinds of vacations, right? There’s the type where you cram every single recreation you can into every waking second. These are the trips that are remembered for years later and are full of adventure, and you head back to work more worn out than you left. The other kind is […]
Tom is getting a new knee and he’s super pumped! Hey, the things you get excited about change as you get older. He will be able to move moving around more freely and will experience less pain with this knee replacement. So the surgery is a success and Tom heads home. But that isn’t the […]
