Smart Summer Strategies for Hearing Aid Care
Summer can bring new challenges for hearing aid wearers. The combination of heat, outdoor activities and changing vacation routines can stress your devices. Keeping them in peak condition requires adapting your hearing aid routine to the season. From preventing overheating to handling environmental changes, here’s how to make sure your hearing aids stay reliable all…
Tip to Successfully Manage Hearing Loss at Home
Hearing loss is a common condition, affecting more than 10% of people in the United States.[1] After a hearing loss diagnosis and hearing aid fitting, you’ll need to figure out how those two things will fit into your life. Let’s look at a few tips you can employ at home to care for your hearing…
Accommodating Hearing Loss for Safer Driving
For many people, driving isn’t just a way to get from point A to point B. Driving is a sense of freedom, a gateway to all your favorite spots around Alpharetta. If you’re someone who loves to hit the open road, and you recently received a hearing loss diagnosis, it’s natural to worry about how…
Managing Hearing Loss During Spring Festivals
Summer events like the Flying Colors Butterfly Festival or the Atlanta Ice Scream Festival are part of what makes the season so fun in Atlanta. If you’re among the 15% of U.S. adults with hearing loss, finding ways to communicate effectively can add even more enjoyment to your summer festivals. Let’s look at three ways…
Strengthening Your Social Circle With Hearing Aids
Talking to your coworker while you toast a bagel in the office kitchen or telling your closest friends a story over drinks at the Brick Store Pub are just a couple of examples of the communication you use to build relationships in your life. These relationships collectively make up your social circle. If untreated hearing…
Preparing Young Children for a Hearing Test
Caring for young children, whether you’re making their breakfast, tucking them in at night or, in this case, helping them at their first hearing test, can be a fast-paced and often hectic experience. When you’re constantly on the move, having a simple plan makes all the difference. If your child’s about to have their first…
Tips to Improve Communication This Valentine’s Day
February 14th is Valentine’s Day, which happens to fall in American Heart Month, giving you two excellent reasons to celebrate your relationship. Whether you and your partner have been together for 30 days or 30 years, take some time this month to think about the role communication plays in the happiness of your relationship, and…
How Improved Hearing Makes Busy Gatherings More Fun
The holidays are coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the busy gatherings are over. If you’re living with untreated hearing loss, you might be exhausted from a month of festive events. Part of that exhaustion stems from the constant effort required to decode speech when hearing loss muffles it. Luckily, hearing aids can…
Rediscovering Your Hobbies With Clear Hearing
We all have our favorite hobbies. Some people like to paint, others play Pickleball at Planet Pickle in Suwanee. Whatever hobby you enjoy, it’s crucial not to let hearing loss get in the way. How Can Hearing Loss Disrupt My Hobbies? There are three main ways hearing loss may disrupt your hobbies: While untreated hearing…
How Can Hearing Aids Help Strengthen My Family Relationships?
Family relationships can be complicated, but they often play a meaningful role in our sense of connection and belonging. One of the most important things for strong family relationships is communication. When hearing loss disrupts communication, we can see the effects ripple through the home. Let’s examine how poor communication impacts family life and how…