Most people are happy with their hearing aids: Based upon one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of people who use hearing aids are satisfied with their experience. When speaking about specific activities, 85% were satisfied in a group environment and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in a restaurant or on the phone. […]
There are a couple of types of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you cram every single activity you can into every single moment. These are the trips that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more worn out than you left. Then there are the […]
Movies and TV shows tend to utilize close-ups (at times extreme close-ups) when the action starts getting really intense. That’s because the human face communicates a lot of information (more information than you’re likely consciously aware of). To say that humans are really facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So it’s not surprising that […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s hard to go without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will occasionally need to be upgraded or swapped out just like all technology. The average lifespan of a hearing aid From 3 to 7 years will […]
Have you ever slept with the window in your bedroom open and awoke to the beautiful sound of birds singing just as the sun comes up? Turns out, there’s a name for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. Birds see the sunrise and, for some reason, decide it’s time to belt out their favorite melody. […]
Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the grocery store? A whole gallon of ice cream, yum! But you start to become more specific in your taste as you get older. Your ice cream preferences become more specialized and you have a tendency to opt for […]
You go out of your way to be certain your hearing aids are well cared for. Cleaning them daily, you make sure they are safe and snug on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty distressed when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. There are several […]
If you’re still wearing your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also may be costing you in some ways. Within the last few years, hearing aid technology has made considerable progress. A decade ago many of the features of current hearing aids weren’t even on the drawing board, […]
When it comes to history, there are three different types of people: those who are very interested and fascinated by history, those whose eyes glaze over and they start to fall asleep when history is mentioned, and people who believe that aliens are responsible for history. Aliens aren’t responsible for the history of hearing aids. […]
Even if you have an active, healthy lifestyle, you could develop hearing loss and specific cognitive concerns as you get older. And scientists have discovered a strong connection between the two that shouldn’t be dismissed and it will help if you don’t switch that hearing aid off. Individuals with neglected hearing loss are twice as […]
