The Importance of Getting Help When You Need It We had a patient that had been wearing hearing aids for several years. They really hadn’t helped her enough for the last two years, but she had put off getting new hearing aids because she was getting by. Not hearing great, but hearing better than without her hearing aids. This February, she decided that it was finally time to replace her old hearing aids. I was happy that she was able to hear well and she was thrilled that she could hear … [Read more...]
Protecting Residual Hearing
If you have hearing loss, your remaining natural hearing, or residual hearing, refers to how well you can hear without the use of hearing aids. While you may feel like it doesn't matter now that you have hearing loss, it's actually in your best interest to try your hardest to protect your residual hearing throughout your lifetime - according to an article by Joy Victory in Healthy Hearing. Why is your residual hearing important? Why? Chiefly because hearing aids do not cure hearing … [Read more...]
What are Hearing Loss Symptoms?
Important information in this article in Healthy Hearing by Joy Victory about Hearing Loss Symptoms. The symptoms of hearing loss depend on the type of hearing loss you have—and the severity. A person with mild hearing loss in both ears, for example, experiences sound differently than a person with a profound hearing loss in just one ear. For adults with any kind of hearing loss, these are all good indicators that you may not be hearing as well as you used to. You may experience all or … [Read more...]
Does COVID-19 cause hearing loss?
Does COVID-19 cause hearing loss or tinnitus (noises in the ears)? As a Doctor of Audiology I make time to stay up to date on new and emerging data regarding COVID-19 and its effects on the auditory system. At the present moment, there is no formal data that suggests contracting COVID-19 leads to hearing loss or tinnitus. However, I have seen how tinnitus can be exacerbated by factors such as stress, lack of sleep, and unhealthy diet- all of which occurred during the pandemic. Did you … [Read more...]
Hearing and Spring Allergies
Did you know that springtime allergies can affect your hearing? Another great article in Healthy Hearing by Joy Victory titled: Spring allergies and weather changes: Are your ears ready? For all of the joys spring brings us, from the first crocuses emerging to feeling the warmth of the sun on our skin for the first time in months, it also brings rain, erratic temperature shifts and seasonal allergies. All of which can play havoc with your ears and hearing. Changes in Barometric … [Read more...]
Older Adults and Hearing Loss
Startling information about Older Adults (especially women) haven't gotten checked for hearing loss. The University of Michigan Health Lab has an an article titled: Most Older Adults, Especially Women, Haven’t Gotten Checked for Hearing Loss. The article states that Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many haven’t had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a … [Read more...]
Hearing and Neuroscience Breakthrough
It's always exciting when there are new hearing technological breakthroughs. In a report in Neuroscience News, titled, Experimental Hearing Implant Succeeds in Registering Brain Waves is explained: Summary: An experimental twist on a classic cochlear implant allows researchers to directly measure brain waves and assess how good, or bad, a person’s hearing is. Source: KU Leuven Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a … [Read more...]
Hearing Aids – Tax Deductible?
We are coming up on our Tax Deadline, which is normally April 15th, but this year the IRS has extended the filing and payment deadline to May 17th. But the big question everyone wants to know is: Are my hearing aids tax deductible? In a great article in Healthy Hearing by Debbie Clason, it states: Many of your medical expenses are considered eligible deductions by the federal government. Since hearing loss is considered a medical condition and hearing aids are medical devices regulated … [Read more...]
Hearing Aid Stimulus Scam
Another COVID-19 scam. If it sounds to good to be true, it is. MedicareWorld.com shared the following information about the SCAM: The scam Two companies, Ear to Hear Healthcare LLC in Florida, and an affiliate, Zephyr Hearing Aid Center in Missouri, have been caught sending out fraudulent government aid checks. The companies were mailing out information that promised $1,000 to help pay for hearing aids, known as the “Coronavirus Pandemic Hearing Aid Stimulus Package.” Included in … [Read more...]
International Space Station – Hearing Test Equipment
A hearing test developed in South Africa is heading to the International Space Station. Business Insider SA Tech's article on February 20, 2021 states: "A made-in-SA hearing test is about to launch to the ISS, after makers ‘create our own luck’" by Phillip de Wet. Hearing-test hardware made by a Johannesburg company is about to be launched into space, to be used in assessments of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. South Africa company eMoyo says it made its KUDUwave … [Read more...]
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