Physically, you will normally get a number of years out of your hearing aids, but as your degree of hearing loss changes, your hearing aids could need an update. Getting routine hearing exams is key to making sure your hearing aids are programmed and fit correctly. Assuming correct programming and fitting, here’s a guide for their longevity. Do hearing aids have a lifespan? Just like most products, hearing aids have a lifespan. Hearing aids will have a period of optimum performance much like any device will. Pretty much all electronic devices will either stop working at an optimal level or be ..read more

Your workplace recently embraced the trend of open-office floor plans, promoting cooperation and teamwork. However, you find yourself struggling in this new setup. Not because you miss the privacy of cubicle walls, but because the increased noise makes it difficult to follow conversations. The inability to follow along with conversations in noisy environments often serves as an early indicator of hearing loss, in spite of conventional hearing tests yielding normal results. This indicates that having “normal” hearing doesn’t guarantee the ability to comprehend speech effectively. The complexit ..read more

Muffled hearing can present for lots of reasons. For most individuals, it’s a short-term situation. In other cases, muffled hearing can be a precursor of more serious hearing-related issues. That’s because, in general, hearing loss is a slowly progressing condition. Symptoms develop slowly over a long time period. One of the earliest symptoms of slowly advancing long-term hearing loss is the feeling that your hearing is muffled. Muffled hearing, however, isn’t always an indication that you are developing permanent hearing loss. Indeed, millions of people experience muffled hearing every year ..read more

Contemporary cell phones have become much clearer and more reliable nowadays. But that doesn’t mean everyone can hear you all the time. And for people who have hearing loss, it can be particularly difficult. Now, you may be thinking: there’s an easy fix for that, right? Why not use a pair of hearing aids to make your phone conversations a little easier? Well, that’s not… exactly… how it works. Even though hearing aids do help with conversations, with phone conversations it can be a little more difficult. But there are certainly a few things you can do to make your phone calls more effective ..read more

Caring for your hearing aids likely feels simple enough. After all, you were most likely given a set of care instructions when you originally bought your devices. The majority of hearing specialists will give you a step-by-step how-to when it comes to routine hearing aid maintenance. But it’s very likely that you might forget some of that information that you got all at once. So you could still have questions like, how frequently should I clean my hearing aid? Or, how often should I have my hearing aid serviced? How can I make my hearing aids last as long as I can? These five, easy-to-follow ..read more

Does hearing loss worsen as you age? Hearing loss is a common gradually developing condition that impacts all adults. Actually, over 50% of people 75 and older have trouble hearing. Presbycusis The slowly progressing condition of hearing loss as we get older is commonly known as presbycusis. There is no one definitive cause for this occurrence, but it is normally considered to be a combination of many factors. As we get older, our ears go through changes. There are tiny hair cells in our inner ear that help us to hear. They pick up sound waves and translate them into nerve signals that our br ..read more

It’s no fun when you’re unable to sleep at night. And when it occurs frequnetly, it’s particularly vexing. You lie awake tossing and turning, checking the time over and over, and stressing about how exhausted you will be tomorrow. Medical professionals call this type of chronic sleeplessness “insomnia”. Over time, the effects of persistent insomnia will add up, negatively impacting your overall health. And the health of your hearing, not unexpectedly, is part of your general health. That’s correct, insomnia can have an affect on your ability to hear. Though the relationship between hearing lo ..read more

You may be acquainted with the various factors contributing to hearing loss, like the impact of getting older, genetic predisposition within families, or extended exposure to loud noises. However, you may find it intriguing to understand the link between diabetes and hearing impairment. Let us elaborate. How does diabetes increase your risk of hearing loss? As per the CDC, 9% or 37 million people in the United States are diagnosed with diabetes, and this prevalence increases with age. And if you have diabetes, you’re two times as likely to experience hearing loss. 133 million Americans are pr ..read more

Contrary to popular belief, winter is fun! Alright, it can certainly be a bummer if you have to go somewhere. Or if you don’t have the correct gear (or proper infrastructure). But there are lots of fun things to do in those chillier winter months. Still not convinced? Well, here are just a few instances of how cold weather can be enjoyable: you could go skiing or sledding. You could go for a snowmobile ride. Or you could get a pair of ice skates and spend some time out on the ice. With the proper gear, winter can be just as much of an outdoor season as spring, summer, or autumn (and the hot c ..read more

DIY is all the rage these days and everyone likes a quick easy fix. Sink Leaking? Just search YouTube for the suitable plumbing tutorial, buy the suggested tools, and go to work! It might take you a little bit longer than it would take a plumber, but there’s no replacement for the gratification you feel, right? But that feeling only lasts until your sink starts to leak again. Because, as it so happens, sometimes a DIY fix is no replacement for the well-sharpened skills of a professional. Sometimes, that’s difficult to admit. And, in part, that’s why individuals will frequently continue to loo ..read more