Hearing Health Blog

The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, generated by exposure to intense sound levels from personal mp3 devices and very loud settings such as nightclubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. A projected 26 million Americans currently suffer from the condition. If noise-induced hearing loss […]

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If we truly want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing increasingly difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. In concert, the two sides of hearing loss can wreak havoc on a person’s total well being, as the […]

Read More… from The Psychology of Hearing Loss

Most people are surprised to discover how young the field of audiology really is, and how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you desired to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go back in time by 2,300 years and read through the […]

Read More… from A Short Biography of Raymond Carhart, the “Father of Audiology”

When it’s time to shop for a car, most of us know exactly what to do. We complete some research, assess options, and compose a list of questions to ask the dealership. We work on this so that by the time we’re ready to stop by the dealership, we have an idea of what we’re […]

Read More… from Questions to Ask Your Hearing Specialist Before You Buy Hearing Aids

You’ve more than likely heard that today’s hearing aids are “not your father’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes today’s technology so much better? And what exactly can present day hearing aids accomplish […]

Read More… from The Digital Advantage: Analog Vs. Digital Hearing Aids

Sometimes, it seems as if we prefer to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an article named “List of common misconceptions” that includes hundreds of widely-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the web page and you’ll notice approximately 385 references to credible sources. For instance, did […]

Read More… from The Top 5 Hearing Aid Myths Exposed

It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before seeking a qualified professional diagnosis, despite the reality that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are very clear to other people. But are those with hearing loss simply too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a couple of specific […]

Read More… from 5 Reasons Why People Deny Hearing Loss

If the unfamiliar causes anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is particularly stressful. While almost all of us have experience with the family physician and the neighborhood dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first. It certainly would be useful to have someone describe the process upfront, wouldn’t it? Well, […]

Read More… from What to Expect at Your Hearing Exam

You’ve just completed your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now coming into the room and provides you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these signs, colors, and lines. This is supposed to reveal to you the exact, mathematically precise characteristics of your hearing loss, but to you […]

Read More… from How to Read Your Audiogram at Your Hearing Test

While many of us keep up to date with our annual physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we often fail to take into account the well-being of our hearing. And when our hearing does start to worsen, it takes place so slowly that we barely notice and fail to take action. It’s this lack of […]

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