Selecting hearing aids is an exciting and significant investment in your hearing health! These devices transform health, communication, and daily wellness by maximizing hearing capacity. Designed to absorb and process sound, hearing aids allow people to navigate public spaces, conversations, and everyday activities with greater ease. Like most … [Read more...]
What to Expect at a Hearing Test
Scheduling an appointment for a hearing test is the first major step you can take to transform your hearing health. Hearing consultation appointments identify hearing needs and establish treatment options to meet those needs. Treating hearing loss as early as possible is an incredibly important way to enhance your hearing as well as communication … [Read more...]
Encouraging a Loved One to Take a Hearing Test
You may feel nervous or anxious about encouraging a loved one to take a hearing test. It can be difficult for people who are experiencing changes to their hearing health to acknowledge those changes for a variety of reasons. Hearing loss typically happens gradually so people may not be fully aware that they are dealing with any impairment. … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a leading chronic ailment in the United States and most people recognize the importance of healthy hearing. And yet, treatment for hearing loss remains relatively low. A 2017 national survey found that of the roughly 40 million American adults with hearing loss, nearly one-third did not seek help. The statistics on choosing to … [Read more...]
Identifying the Signs of Hearing Loss
Hearing health is a vital aspect of our modern life, though we don’t devote nearly the amount of time toward managing and screening as we do to other senses. According to the National Institutes of Health and based upon standard hearing exams, one in eight people in the United States aged 12 or older has hearing loss in both ears. A diagnosis … [Read more...]
Building Connections | May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
In a national poll commissioned by The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), “80% of Americans say maintaining their hearing heath is extremely important or very important to their quality of life.” And yet, it is a medical condition that many people don’t actively monitor, despite the fact that hearing loss is a leading chronic … [Read more...]