Hearing loss can occur in anyone, no matter their age. Many people experience hearing loss as a natural result of aging, from being exposed to loud noises, for medical reasons, or from being born without hearing. Here are the three… Read More
Hearing loss can occur in anyone, no matter their age. Many people experience hearing loss as a natural result of aging, from being exposed to loud noises, for medical reasons, or from being born without hearing. Here are the three… Read More
Communication is regularly cited as one of the most—if not the most—crucial factors to strengthening and maintaining healthy relationships. According to the PBS program The Emotional Life: “How couples behave when solving problems together or arguing can predict the character… Read More
Presuming that you have hearing loss, what’s most likely to make you happy? A) Winning the lottery, or B) Getting a new pair of hearing aids It might seem clear to you that the answer is A, but research on… Read More
Far too many times, we hear people claim that hearing loss only affects “old people,” that it’s just a natural part of getting old, or that it’s generally an uncommon condition. These claims couldn’t be further from the facts. Here… Read More
In the US, about 37.5 million adults have some amount of hearing loss. Yet according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), only 20 percent of those who could benefit from hearing aids actually use them. That suggests that millions… Read More
Here’s something most people are surprised to learn: in the majority of cases of hearing loss, people can hear many sounds without any problem, and have trouble only with particular sounds. Particularly, if you have trouble only with high-pitched sounds,… Read More
It’s frequently said that we don’t truly appreciate the things we have until they’re gone, and this seems to be particularly true of our ability to hear. Hearing loss is not only tough to detect; it’s also tough to appreciate… Read More
It remains a mystery as to why wearing glasses—which correct vision impairment—is perceived as a sign of intelligence, while wearing hearing aids—which correct hearing impairment—has been perceived as an indication of old age. Maybe it’s about time the stigma of… Read More
We all put things off, regularly talking ourselves out of complex or uncomfortable chores in favor of something more enjoyable or fun. Distractions abound as we tell ourselves that we will sooner or later get around to whatever we’re currently… Read More
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t seem to start appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the capacity to clearly hear them. We don’t pause to think about, for example, how much we appreciate a… Read More