Denial is a typical first reaction. Of course, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as advanced as it seems. She’s too young to require a hearing aid. Maybe, the both of you have started to joke around with each other about it. Your loved one constantly asks you to speak up. You laugh about it […]
Summer has finally arrived! That means it’s time to get out and partake in all of the fun activities that the season has to offer. But don’t forget about your hearing’s health before you go out for a day on the beach, a rocking concert, or maybe a great backyard barbecue. Loud noises can harm […]
Remember when you used to be able to get those gallon buckets of ice cream at the supermarket? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you start to become more particular in your taste as you get older. You begin opting for the more specialized ice cream: the Turkey Hill, the Tillamook, the Ben […]
When you shower, always remember to clean your ears. It’s hard not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Maybe when you were a child you even remember your parents telling you to do it. That’s the type of memory that can remind you of simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia of […]
What is a cyborg? You likely imagine a half human, half machine when you think about cyborgs, especially if you enjoy science fiction movies (the human condition is frequently cleverly portrayed with these characters). Hollywood cyborgs can seem extremely bizarre. But the truth is that, technically, anyone who wears a pair of glasses could be […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. Cleaning them every day, you make sure they are safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to sleep. But you get pretty distressed when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. There are a few things you can do to troubleshoot […]
While it could be true that older hearing aids are better than no hearing aids, chances are what little benefit you get from them may be costly. Hearing aid technology has advanced a lot in the past few years! Ten years ago many of the features of modern hearing aids weren’t even in development, going […]
Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that can be alleviated simply by using hearing aids and assistive listening devices. However, hearing loss often goes undiagnosed and unaddressed. For people with hearing loss, this can bring about feelings of social-isolation and depression. And these feelings of depression and separation can be enhanced by the breakdown of […]
Books-on-tape was what we used to call them, once upon a time. Naturally, that was long before CDs, not to mention digital streaming. Nowadays, people refer to them as audiobooks (which, we won’t lie, is a far better name). With an audiobook, you will listen to the book as it’s being read by a narrator. […]
Remember the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? When you were younger you probably heard the tale of how Johnny Appleseed journeyed around providing fresh apples to communities (the moral of the story is that apples are healthy, and you should eat them). Actually, that’s not the entire truth. The real Johnny Appleseed (whose real name […]
