Tips for Cooking With Hearing Loss
Approximately one in eight people in the U.S. aged 12 and over has hearing loss in both ears. Hearing loss impacts many aspects of our lives, and cooking is no exception. Whether the bubbling of water, the beeping of the kitchen timer or the sizzling of oil, the sounds of cooking tell you a lot…
What to Do if Your Hearing Aids Get Wet
Hearing aids are remarkable devices that collect and amplify sound directly into the ear canal, making everyday communication much easier for those with hearing loss. Whether they’re your first pair of hearing aids or your fifth, knowing how to care for your devices if they get wet is an important part of ensuring you can…
How To Know When It’s Time to Get New Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are an essential and powerful tool for millions of people with hearing loss. They make it easier to navigate your daily life, from work to spending time with your family and even doing things like going on vacation or enjoying a night out in Atlanta. Research shows that people who treat their hearing…
Tips for Preventing and Managing Hearing Aid Discomfort
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. Choosing to begin your journey with hearing aids is a great way to manage your hearing loss. Hearing aids work by amplifying speech sounds, reducing background noise, increasing your awareness of your surroundings and maybe even improving your balance. Some daily benefits you may experience from…
How to Adjust the Volume on Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are a popular tool for people with hearing loss. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid in 2019, and that number is likely only to grow. If you’re a new hearing aid user, one of the essential things to…
Is There a Link Between Hearing Aids and Vertigo?
Vertigo is often caused by an issue in the inner ear. This leads some people to worry that using hearing aids could be a potential cause. However, it’s important to know that hearing aids do not cause any known health issues, including vertigo. What Is Vertigo? Though vertigo and dizziness are often used interchangeably, they…
Enjoy These Activities Even More With Hearing Aids
Hearing loss makes life tougher. Not only does it make it harder to understand sounds that are happening around you, but it also makes it harder for you to participate in many of the activities that you enjoy. The good news is that treating your hearing loss with hearing aids can make it easy to…
Ways to Support a Coworker with Hearing Loss
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing.” This means the chances one of your coworkers experiences this condition are fairly high. Below we review ways to support a coworker with hearing loss. Be Inclusive To create…
Tips For Protecting Your Ears While Wearing Hearing Aids
Millions of American adults wear hearing aids. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over reported using a hearing aid in 2019. Hearing aids are a fantastic and essential tool for hearing loss. However, just because you use them does not mean that you don’t have to…
What Is a Directional Microphone?
Hearing aid technology has made significant advancements over the years. One of the more useful and important elements of many hearing aids is the directional microphone. Let’s take a closer look at what it is and how it helps improve your listening experience. Directional Microphone Basics Perhaps not surprisingly, directional microphones help hearing aid users…