What to Do When Your Hearing Aids Get Wet
Proper care of hearing aids is vital to your overall hearing experience. Making sure that they are properly cleaned, equipped with working batteries, and free from unwanted moisture are all important steps in maintaining the reliability and longevity of your hearing aids. In particular, exposure to moisture and extreme humidity can damage your hearing aid…
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….
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….
Choosing the Right Hearing Aid
While hearing aids can’t restore normal hearing, they can improve your communication abilities and quality of life by amplifying sounds you’ve been missing to a level your inner ears can detect. If you’ve started researching what hearing aids are on the market, you may feel overwhelmed by the choices. With the help of an audiologist,…
Hearing Aid Fact & Fiction
Of the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, only one in five actually seeks treatment. Furthermore, even those who do seek treatment wait an average of seven years to do so. There are many myths about hearing loss and hearing aids that prevent people from getting the help they need. Below is an overview of…