Hearing aids are designed to be a large part of our daily lives and should be one of the first things on your packing list when it is time for a trip. Whether you are traveling for work or for fun, it is important to have a few tricks in mind when you travel with your hearing aids to ensure they are always in peak working condition and you never miss a thing! Power is …
Recently, the FDA released its final regulations on over the counter hearing aids. This regulation introduced an entirely new category of hearing aids called “over the counter” or “OTC.” OTC hearing aids officially became available Monday, October 17th, and will be an additional option to the existing category of hearing aids that the FDA now refers to as “prescription.” As the name suggests, OTC hearing aids will be available over the counter at pharmacies, various retail stores and …
Google the season “spring” and you’ll see images of blooming flowers, butterflies and birds, or find quotes about gardens, happiness and new beginnings. We hear a lot from our hearing aid wearers that spring signals a time of planning and renewal. It’s the season many of you visit your hearing professional to get earwax buildup removed or bring your hearing aids in for a “spring cleaning”. It’s also the time of year people who have been …
A 2020 New York Times article headlined “Can Hearing Aids Help Prevent Dementia?” covers a lot of things we’ve known — and have been sharing with you — for years. Like that hearing loss is very common, that it’s a risk factor for things like cognitive decline, social isolation and dementia, and that too few people take it seriously. Obviously, given the headline, the article focuses primarily on this link between hearing loss and dementia, digging into recent research published by the Lancet that concludes …
March is right around the corner and while this may mean to many coming in like a lion with the inevitable lamb at the other side, for us it marks World Health Day on March 3rd. This international campaign held by the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to raise awareness and come up with strategies to help prevent hearing loss and treat it on a global scale. For 2023 the theme is “ear and hearing …
Just because we are alone doesn’t mean we are lonely. There are those quiet moments when we get to read or rest by ourselves that feel regenerative. However, everyone gets lonely every now and then. Every now and then, everyone gets lonely every now and then. We all feel lonely from time to time. When these feelings start to occur more and more often it can become pervasive affecting our mood and sense of well …
Loneliness is not good for your health Maybe it’s been this way for a while and we just didn’t notice, but loneliness is getting a lot of attention from healthcare professionals lately. One obvious reason is COVID-19, which has forced people to socially distance or isolate themselves, and has severely limited in-person interactions, especially for older adults. Another reason is the increasing evidence of its negative effects on our health — like that loneliness is as harmful as …
Everyday your heart is at the center of everything—not just in love but keeping your whole body supplied with a healthy amount of oxygenated blood to feed cells and support every system throughout your body. Alarmingly heart disease is the top cause of death in the country, in part due to cultural attitudes around eating and exercise. Around half of all people in the US are at risk for heart disease due to risk factors …
Your hearing and your heart, sitting in a tree… It’s February, which, thanks to Valentine’s Day, is a good month to discuss matters of the heart. Plenty will be written and said about the heart’s connection to love. We’ll leave that topic to the relationship experts. Instead, we want to discuss the heart’s connection to hearing and hearing loss — a subject much more in our comfort zone. And studies show there is a connection. Turns out …
Now that you are living with hearing aids, it may be difficult to imagine what life would look like without them. Your hearing aids go just about everywhere with you and amplify sound all day, which means they go through a lot. To get the most out of your hearing aids you are going to want to know how to care for them. You are also going to want to know what to do if …
