Traveling for the Holidays with Hearing Aids
As the holiday season approaches, many people are preparing to travel to spend time with loved ones. If you wear hearing aids, you can take the following steps to help ensure that stress over your devices doesn’t detract from this special time of year. Keep Your Hearing Aids Powered Up Having your hearing aids run…
What to Know About the Connection Between Hearing Loss and Balance Issues
Hearing loss can affect more than your ability to hear, it can also affect spatial awareness and balance. Both the ears and the balance system are housed within the inner ear, meaning that damage to one part of this system can affect the other. Understanding this connection is important, especially if you experience both hearing…
How Can Hearing Aids Help You Enjoy the Movies?
Going to the movies with hearing loss can sometimes be challenging. You’re not alone as a hearing aid user, as, according to the CDC, 7.1% of adults over the age of 45 use hearing aids. The good news is that if you have hearing aids, they likely come equipped with advanced features to enhance your…
Tips for Troubleshooting Your Common Hearing Aid Issues
Hearing aids are useful devices for amplifying sound, especially in noisy backgrounds. However, like any technological device, they sometimes encounter issues. Understanding how to troubleshoot problems can help you get the most out of your hearing aids. Here are some tips on what to do for some common hearing aid issues. What to Do If…
How to Safeguard Hearing Aids from Pets
Hearing aids can improve overall quality of life but require maintenance and protection, especially if you share your home with pets, and nearly 28.8 million Americans could benefit from the use of hearing aids. Curious animals can easily damage or misplace hearing aids, leading to repairs or replacements. By implementing a few simple strategies, you…
How Does Hearing Loss Affect Family Life?
Hearing loss can lead to feelings of isolation and confusion as sometimes a person may not realize they’re experiencing hearing loss. At times, it impacts relationships and may even have the ability to impact family life. Currently, 1.5 billion people across the world live with hearing loss; consider how hearing loss may impact your interactions…
