Daily Hearing Aid Maintenance Breakdown
Your hearing aids are an important component in your overall health care plan. In order to keep them working well, they must be maintained. Much like you change your car’s oil every 5,000 miles and bring it into Pro 1 Automotive for a regular tune-up, hearing aids require similar attention. Below is a look at…
A Guide to Hearing Aid Maintenance
Your hearing aids represent a significant investment of both time and money. You probably have spent many hours in your audiologist’s office to identify your exact type and degree of hearing loss, select the perfect device for your needs and get the programming just right. Because of this, you’ll want to take great care of…
How to Adjust to Your New Hearing Aids
Treating your hearing loss with hearing aids can help you navigate a hearing world and reconnect with your loved ones. Even with these great benefits, putting on a pair of hearing aids for the first can be overwhelming. Below is a breakdown of what you should know to help ensure the adjustment period is as…
What Is Noise-Induced Hearing Loss?
Noise induced hearing loss is the second most common form of hearing loss (ranking behind presbycusis, hearing loss related to normal aging), and is the most preventable type. How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that won’t impact our hearing….
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). What is Sudden Deafness? Sudden deafness is defined as a hearing reduction of 30…
What is Single-Sided Deafness?
Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While the majority of patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD is diagnosed in approximately 60,000 people…
COVID-19 Update for Our Valued Patients
LeMay Hearing & Balance is back to normal hours. We have always focused on the health of our patients and want you to know that we’ve taken enhanced measures to protect your well-being while visiting our clinic. When you come in for your next appointment, you will notice the following new procedures: We are following…
How Long Do Hearing Aids Last?
Unlike a good cast iron pan or a sturdy piece of furniture, electronic devices are not designed to last forever. Understanding how often you should replace your device with a newer model is important in order to ensure you are getting the most benefit possible. This is especially true when it comes to hearing aids….
How to Raise a Child with Hearing Loss
Being a parent is hard. Learning your child has hearing loss can be overwhelming, especially immediately after you receive the diagnosis. Below are our top tips for raising a child with hearing loss. How Common Is Hearing Loss? While hearing loss is often seen in adults, especially those over the age of 65, people of…
Hearing Resolutions to Stick to in 2021
New year, new you. While resolutions come in all shapes and sizes, they often have one thing in common – making you a better version of yourself. Why not make this the year that you finally focus on improving your hearing with these resolutions outlined below? Resolve to Get Your Hearing Tested The only way…