Severe hearing loss can impact your life dramatically. Not only can it make it more challenging to communicate with others, but it can interfere with your professional life as well. You might be wondering: is hearing loss a disability? Depending… Read More
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Infant Hearing Evaluations and Why They Matter
One of the biggest misconceptions about hearing loss is that it primarily impacts the elderly. In fact, a surprisingly high number of children under 18 have some degree of hearing loss due to a variety of environmental and congenital factors…. Read More
Hearing Tests: What You Should Expect
Like with almost every other aspect of your health, it’s important to stay on top of your hearing ability. By the time you notice that you may have sustained significant hearing loss, it is probably too late to restore your… Read More
How Hearing Aids Help Tinnitus
At its worst, living with tinnitus can be debilitating. Making matters worse is the notion that there’s nothing you can do about it. Here at Bay Area Audiology, we want you to know that there are ways to reduce the… Read More
Surprising Facts About Earwax
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t give too much thought to earwax. You might even think it’s gross. But it can be fascinating in its own way, too. And if you want to maintain the health of your… Read More
Are Your Headphones Too Loud?
Many people think that hearing loss comes with the territory of old age. But the truth is that it isn’t inevitable. Caring for the health of your ears is like caring for your teeth; if you stay on top of… Read More
Why Hearing Aids Whistle and How To Fix It
Hearing aids are one of the best ways to deal with hearing loss. But they aren’t miraculous. Like almost any other complicated piece of technology, they are prone to having technical difficulties from time to time. The good news is… Read More
Signs You Need Hearing Aids
Hearing loss is a tough burden to bear. But if you suffer from it yourself, you should rejoice that you live in the 21st Century. Audiologists make great strides in our understanding of hearing loss and assistive listening technology every… Read More
Does Smoking Cause Hearing Loss?
There is a substantial body of evidence to suggest that smoking causes hearing loss. Some studies have suggested that it increases your risk of hearing loss by as much as 70%. This doesn’t apply just to the smokers themselves, either;… Read More
Tips for Communicating with the Hard of Hearing
Chances are, there’s someone in your life with significant hearing loss. If that’s the case, it’s also likely that you’ve struggled to communicate with them in the past. Hearing loss has many downsides, but chief among them is how it… Read More