What is High-Frequency Hearing Loss? According to Healthy Hearing, one of the most common types of hearing loss is known as high-frequency hearing loss. This means high-pitch sounds are harder to hear. It can affect anyone of any age, but is common in older adults with age-related hearing loss, as well as people exposed to loud noises. High-frequency hearing loss occurs when the tiny hair-like sensory hearing cells in your cochlea (inner ear) are damaged. These hair cells, known as … [Read more...]
Hearing Aids for Veterans
Great article by Joy Victory, managing editor of Healthy Hearing about Veterans and Hearing Aids. Many veterans are affected by hearing loss or tinnitus. If you have served in the military, you may qualify for hearing healthcare benefits and disability compensation from the VA. If you are a U.S. veteran worried you may have hearing loss. You're not alone. Annually, about one million veterans receive disability compensation for hearing loss. In fact, because of routine exposure to loud … [Read more...]
How Loud is Too Loud
Here is a great downloadable educational comic book for kids from the CDC, warning them about the dangers of loud noise. It teaches them about protecting their hearing. Children need to learn how and when to protect themselves before it is too late! You can download this educational comic book for kids just click here. You can also give this comic book to your Grandchildren or Great Grandchildren. If you or a family member is having any difficulties with hearing or hearing aids, … [Read more...]
Feedback in your Hearing Aids?
Are you getting Feedback in your Hearing Aids? Feedback can happen in any hearing device. Here is some helpful information. If this doesn't help, give us a call at 727-323-2471. We can help. Today’s hearing aid technology makes it possible for many with hearing loss to enjoy their favorite sounds again. Whether it’s hearing the laughter of loved ones, a favorite melody or the sounds of nature, hearing devices can have a dramatic impact on our quality of life, according to an article by … [Read more...]
Two Hearing Aids better than One
Why do I need two hearing aids? It's a frequently asked question that Managing Editor, Joy Victory of Healthy Hearing tackles in an article dated October 7, 2019. You can read the full article by clicking here. One hearing aid versus two: We almost always recommend two hearing aids if you have hearing loss in both years, because you will hear far better with two hearing aids instead of one. Your hearing care provider or audiologist will program each hearing aid separately, to match the … [Read more...]
A Telephone with Captions
CaptionCall is a revolutionary telephone and service for anyone who has trouble hearing on the phone. CaptionCall is a telephone designed to help people with hearing loss use the phone to stay connected with loved ones and conduct important business of life with complete confidence. Similar to captioned television, CaptionCall uses advanced technology and a captioning agent to quickly provide written captions of what callers say on a large, easy-to-read screen. It works like a regular … [Read more...]
Tinnitus – Ringing in the Ears
About 1 out of every 10 Americans has tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears), and it's especially common among U.S. veterans. According to an article in Healthy Hearing by Joy Victory, Managing Editor of Healthy Hearing. Symptoms of tinnitus: Why do my ears ring? A persistent ringing, buzzing, or whirring sound can indicate tinnitus. It can be loud or soft, pulsing or steady. You may feel like you have "ringing in the ears" or that your head is full. But tinnitus symptoms are different … [Read more...]
Turn the Volume Down
An article in Forbes explores, Why We Don't Turn the Volume Down When the Music Gets Louder - by Eva Amsen, July 30, 2019 writing about the overlap of Science and Art. First, music itself has been gradually getting louder. Researchers in Canada studied a large collection of songs from the past nine decades to see how much the sound intensity of the music itself has changed per decade. They found that a track by one of today’s artists is intrinsically louder than eighties hits, regardless of … [Read more...]
Can Hearing Loss cause Loneliness
Seniors with untreated Hearing Loss face loneliness and isolation, according to an article on NPR. As hearing declines, loneliness can intensify — and set off a cascade of detrimental health effects. Now considered as hazardous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, loneliness vastly raises the risks of depression, dementia and early death. Yet the vast majority of people who suffer from hearing loss don't know they have a problem — or don't want to know. The changes happen gradually, and often … [Read more...]
New Study about Hearing Aids
NEWS RELEASE 5-SEP-2019 from American Association for the Advancement of Science: Study links hearing aids to lower risk of dementia, depression and falls Study of Medicare HMO participants, whose insurance covers part of hearing aid cost, reveals disparities in use and difference in incidence of major conditions after 3 years MICHIGAN MEDICINE - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Older adults who get a hearing aid for a newly diagnosed hearing loss have a lower risk of being diagnosed with … [Read more...]
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