What Is Digital Noise Reduction in Hearing Aids?
It can be difficult to navigate loud, busy environments such as a crowded airport or a popular restaurant like 18 Central Oyster Bar & Grill. This is especially true for people with hearing loss. Even people who use hearing aids may find it difficult to separate random background noise from the sounds they want to…
What Is Sensorineural Hearing Loss?
While there are several different types of hearing loss, the most common kind is sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Let’s take a closer look at what SNHL is, including causes, treatment options and what you can do to protect your hearing health. What Does Sensorineural Hearing Loss Mean? According to The National Library of Medicine, “Sensorineural…
How to Make the Most of a Hotel Stay with Hearing Aids
If you’re one of the 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over who uses hearing aids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you may know that you need to do a little extra preparation for certain activities. This includes staying in a hotel. We review how to make the most of a…
What To Know About Sleeping With Earplugs
Getting a quality night’s sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being. If you are a light sleeper or find yourself waking up easily to sounds throughout the night, you may benefit from using earplugs to sleep. Let’s take a closer look at how earplugs can improve your sleep as well as how to…
Here’s How You Can Play Sports With Hearing Aids
If you use hearing aids, you might be wondering whether or not you can still play sports. The answer is a resounding yes! The Importance of Physical Activity Staying active is one of the best ways to keep your body and mind healthy. Research has shown that adults over the age of 18 should get…
Background Noise: Overtaking the Sounds of Summer
There are many sounds surrounding us during summertime. The lawn mower, outdoor music and children at a lemonade stand yelling, “Lemonade, 50 cents!”, there are many sounds we look forward to. Do you ever have the overwhelming feeling that there are too many sounds around you? Many people who suffer from hearing loss experience a…
Healthy Hearing Tips – Preventing Hearing Loss
May is Better Hearing Month, and this year, we are all about hearing protection. Losing your hearing isn’t the same as breaking a bone, which often can be broken and repaired multiple times. Hearing loss can’t be repaired. It’s permanent. Once you have lost even a fraction of your hearing, there is no going back. In…
Hearing Aid Accessories
Hearing aids aren’t just available in a wide range of sizes and styles; they can also accommodate a variety of accessories. Deciding which, if any, will benefit you can be tricky. You may want to speak with your audiologist to learn more about any particular product. Hearing Aid Accessories Some of the more popular hearing…
Protecting Your Hearing
We are exposed to sound on a daily basis. Volume levels vary considerably, and can easily exceed 85 decibels (dB) – the threshold that is considered safe. Any prolonged exposure to noise exceeding this is harmful and can cause permanent, irreversible hearing loss. Excess noise exposure isn’t the only cause of hearing damage. Diseases, drugs…
What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
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 most patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD affects approximately 60,000…