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5 Dangerous Household Sounds
Many people think that most loud sounds that can cause hearing loss are found in the workplace, or at sporting events and concerts. But there are also potentially dangerous sounds in your household that can cause hearing loss. Some of them…
Understanding Your Audiogram
If you or your loved one has just had a hearing test performed by a hearing care professional (or if you are planning to have one in the near future), you will receive the results as an audiogram. An audiogram is a graph that…
Hearing Loss: Understanding the Gender Gap
Hearing loss is more common in men than women. Understanding why can help everyone protect their hearing. Studies show that men (20-69) are almost twice as likely as women in the same age range to have hearing loss.1 Yet men and women…
How Loud is Too Loud?
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is hearing impairment resulting from exposure to loud sounds—from a single sound burst, like an explosion, to continuous loud sounds over a period of time, like a concert. NIHL can affect you over a…
Hear Speech Better in Large Spaces with Telecoil Technology
Do you struggle to hear flight information at the airport or to hear punch lines at the theater, even when wearing your hearing aids? If so, it’s not surprising. The microphones on your hearing aids do a good job at picking up and…
Types of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss doesn't only happen late in life. While it is true that more than 1 in 3 Americans over the age of 65 have some hearing loss1 it can occur at any age and for a number of reasons. Specialists diagnose hearing loss using…
Know the Four Degrees of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is very individual. That’s why a specialized exam is necessary to determine the degree of loss you may have. The typical test for hearing loss consists of listening to a range of tones presented to each ear through earphones.…
The Real Risks of DIY Ear Cleaning
How do you know if hearing loss is affecting your life? The answer isn’t always as obvious as you might think. We will review common physical, emotional and environmental symptoms that you should consider.
Know the Signs of Hearing Loss
How do you know if hearing loss is affecting your life? The answer isn’t always as obvious as you might think. We will review common physical, emotional and environmental symptoms that you should consider.
Three Steps to Better Hearing
If you've recently decided that your hearing health needs attention, the first thing to know is that you're not alone. In fact, almost 40 million American adults report some degree of hearing loss according to the National Institute on…