How Hearing Aids Can Strengthen Your Friendships
Staying connected to friends is essential to our happiness and well-being. If you have hearing loss, hearing aids can help you keep your friendships strong. The Importance of Social Relationships for Older Adults Our relationships with others bring us joy and fulfillment in life and even benefit our health. These relationships naturally include our family…
What Is That Buzzing Sound in Your Hearing Aid While You’re on the Phone?
Hearing aids are small but technologically advanced devices with a microphone that receives sound, an amplifier that raises its volume and a speaker which transmits the sound directly into the ear canal. They can help improve communication with your loved ones, manage tinnitus symptoms and keep you more aware of your surroundings. If you’ve decided…
Can Hearing Aids Help You Avoid Communication Breakdown With Your Partner?
Healthy communication can help build a strong foundation for your relationship. Whether you and your partner are discussing your workdays, renovations for your house or just chatting over a latte at Living Room Coffee, communication breakdowns from hearing loss can cause big problems. A study on the impact of hearing loss on one’s spouse found…
What To Expect During A Hearing Aid Fitting
Choosing to get hearing aids can be the first step to an improved quality of life. A 2022 survey found that most hearing aid owners report “regular quality-of-life benefits” from their devices. Hearing aids help you better understand your friends and family, distinguish between speech and background noise and may even help your balance. Take…
What New Technology Do The Latest Hearing Aids Offer?
While hearing aids are used by millions of Americans, many people are unaware of just how far hearing aid technology has advanced in the last few years. Whether you’re a long-time user looking to upgrade or have been recently diagnosed with hearing loss and wish to learn more about your options, let’s take a closer…
What Is a Hearing Aid Dry Box?
If you’re one of the 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over who uses a hearing aid (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), you may be wondering what you can do to make your hearing aids last. Perhaps one of the best ways, second to daily cleanings, is to invest in a hearing aid dry…
How To Have the Best Experience Watching TV With Hearing Aids
Though it’s great to spend a night out in St. Louis enjoying a nice dinner at Zia’s Restaurant, it’s also fun to have a cozy night in with your family watching TV. Hearing loss can make it harder to understand what’s being said during a movie or TV show. This makes it hard for the…
Tips for Wearing Hearing Aids and Glasses
As of 2021, there were 166.5 million US adults wearing prescription eyeglasses. If you wear glasses and have recently been diagnosed with hearing loss, you might be wondering how to wear the two together. Choosing Your Hearing Aid Model The good news is that it is possible to wear any style of hearing aid with…
Surprising Features of Hearing Aids
If you’re resistant to wearing hearing aids, it may be because you picture the bulky, clunky devices your parents or grandparents wore. Today’s hearing aids are nothing like their predecessors – they’re sleek and discreet, and most boast amazing features that may surprise you. We review some surprising features of hearing aids below. Minimal Occlusion…
Tips for Navigating Social Situations as a New Hearing Aid User
Hearing aids can greatly improve your ability to navigate social situations, from neighborhood potlucks to a night out with friends at Carmine’s Steak House. However, just because they make it easier to follow conversations doesn’t mean that hearing aids don’t take a bit of time to get used to. Let’s examine a few of the…
