You’re having a Zoom call with your granddaughter and you’ve been looking forward to it all week! You’ll have a blast and catch-up with your beloved family members. But when the call starts, you are mortified to realize, you can’t hear what your loved ones are saying. You’re wearing your hearing aids but you still […]
Do you hear a crackling noise? A condition called tinnitus can cause you to hear crackling, buzzing, whooshing, or other noises in your ears. Here’s some info. Do you hear phantom noises like thumping, ringing, or buzzing in your ears? If you use hearing aids, it may mean that they need adjustment or aren’t correctly […]
As we age we begin to have difficulty hearing clearly and we usually just accept it as a normal part of the aging process. Perhaps we need to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves when they talk. Maybe the volume on our TV keeps going up. We might even discover that we’re becoming […]
You completely forgot your hearing test tomorrow, but that’s not very surprising, you’re very busy. It’s a good thing we sent you a reminder text so you should have time to prepare. So what should I do to get ready? Hearing exams aren’t like those days in college or high school where you’d have to […]
You’ve got an active summer planned. Plenty of beach time and lots of swimming no doubt. You’ll do some day-to-day running and then maybe attend a baseball game or two before going home and grilling up some delicious dinner. You’re going to be busy! So it’s crucial that your hearing aids are prepared. Summer activities […]
Don’t take your eyes off the road. While this may be sound advice, what about your other senses? For example, consider the amount of work your ears are doing while driving. You’re using your ears to engage with other people in your vehicle, call your attention to important info coming up on your dashboard, and […]
When is it time to have your hearing checked? You need a hearing exam if you have any of these four warning signs. I guess my TV is frequently turned up to the point where my kids recently complained. And guess what I said. I said, “What”? It was humorous. Because it was a joke. […]
You have a ringing in your ears and it’s not getting any better, if anything it’s getting worse. At first, you could hardly hear it. But you’ve noticed how loud and constant the tinnitus noises have become after a full day on the job at a construction site. These noises can take many forms, such […]
The last time you had dinner with family, you were quite aggravated. Not because of any intra-family drama (though there’s always a little bit of that). No, the cause of the stress was simple: it was noisy, and you couldn’t hear a thing. So you didn’t hear the details about Nancy’s raise, and you didn’t […]
You finally got your new hearing aids. You’re so excited to be able to dive into your social life again. No more bad transitions or confused conversations. But there’s an issue: everything sounds a little bit off. The reason for this is that it will usually take a bit of time before you get used […]