Understanding the Results of Your Hearing Test
Hearing loss is a common condition that gets more likely as we age. If you’ve noticed that you’re having to turn up the television louder than usual or that conversations are harder to follow when you’re out with friends at Brightside Café, it might be time to schedule a hearing test. Reasons to Have Your…
Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss Early
Hearing loss is a progressive condition, meaning it develops slowly over time. Many people don’t even realize they have hearing loss until it has advanced beyond a stage that is easily treatable. In fact, only 20% of people who could benefit from treatment actually wears hearing aids, and those that do wait an average of…
3 Ways to Protect Your Hearing Aids While Swimming
Moisture damage is one of the top reasons people bring their hearing aids in for repair. That’s why if you’re planning on spending time in the pool at Leif Erikson Park this summer you need to know how to protect your device from the water. Avoid Exposing Your Hearing Aids to Moisture Take out your…
How to Help Your Child Keep Their Hearing Aids On
It can be a challenge to get your child to wear their hearing aids consistently when they first get them. If you are a struggling parent, know that you are not alone. Let’s look at a few tips to help make the process easier for both of you. Getting Your Child Comfortable Wearing Hearing Aids…
How Does Hearing Loss Impact Learning in Young People?
Hearing is one of the most important senses when it comes to the learning process. This is because ‘overhearing’ is how children learn the bulk of their vocabulary. Students with hearing loss don’t have the same access to information as their peers, as they cannot overhear as well, even with assistive listening technology. Below we…
What Could the Future of Hearing Aids Hold?
Our brains are truly amazing. From downloading information from books to picking out individual voices somewhere such as Press Start, our brains are able to process information in a way that technology struggles to replicate. While today’s hearing aids have difficulty switching focus from speaker to speaker in a group setting, the hearing aids of…
4 Ways to Be an Ally to People with Hearing Loss
Hearing loss exists on a spectrum. Some have profound or complete hearing loss that doesn’t respond to treatment. Others have mild to moderate cases that may go unnoticed by those around them. Regardless of severity, it’s important to know how to support your family, friends and coworkers with hearing loss. Let’s examine a few of…
How Oticon’s Research Is Improving Hearing Aids
The new Oticon Opn S is the first hearing aid proven to help the brain organize sounds. Below we review a study on the Opn S, including the researchers’ findings. About the Study For the study on how the Oticon Opn S improves hearing, researchers used new EEG test methods to objectively measure how the…
An Audiologist Visit Can Prevent These Common Reasons for Not Wearing Your Hearing Aids
According to research out of the University of Manchester, as many as 20% of people who own hearing aids don’t actually wear them. Furthermore, 30% only wear them some of the time, and 50% wear them most of the time. That adds up to a lot of non-use. If you have a pair of hearing…
How Does Bluetooth Work with Hearing Aids?
It’s easier than ever to use Bluetoothâ„¢ with your hearing aids to connect to your personal electronic devices and improve your listening experience. Bluetooth technology uses high-frequency radio waves to transmit data between electronic devices wirelessly within a short range. It is safe, secure and used in many modern electronic devices such as smartphones, computers,…