Hearing loss is never a great experience, and if you find yourself faced with the necessity to get a hearing aid for the first time, it’s understandable if you feel discouraged. However, a hearing aid isn’t meant to hold you… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘hearing aid’
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Assistive Listening Device or Hearing Aid?
Many people confuse a hearing aid with an assistive listening device, or ALD because both terms are used for each other. However, there are some critical differences between them. An audiologist will tell you which one you need and why…. Read More
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How to Handle Your Hearing Aids in Background Noise
One of the most common side effects of hearing loss is loneliness and isolation. Part of this is because even with hearing aids, being in noisy areas can make it hard to hear the people around you and participate in… Read More
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Getting Ready for a Hearing Aid
If you are considering investing in a hearing aid, then you are doing a good thing for your hearing health. No matter what age you are, you could be experiencing hearing loss. A hearing aid is a great way to… Read More
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The Five Types of Hearing Aids
Getting a hearing aid can be a big transition, whether you are wearing one for the first time or looking to upgrade from your old one. Today, there are some tested-and-true designs of hearing aids that can fit any lifestyle…. Read More
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Things to Expect in Your Hearing Evaluation
It’s important to schedule regular appointments with your audiologist to look after your hearing health. But if you have never seen an audiologist before, then you will probably need a hearing evaluation. Here are some of the things that you… Read More
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Adjusting to Life with Hearing Aids
If you have been dealing with hearing loss for years, then it’s a great choice to visit the audiologist and invest in hearing aids. But once you have them, it can seem like a big life change at first, and… Read More
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Why Self-Fitting Hearing Aids Don’t Replace an Audiologist
As long as hearing loss continues to be a major worldwide health condition, technological advances will keep trying to find new ways to improve hearing health. One example is the Self-Fitting Hearing Aid. But can this new device eliminate the… Read More
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The Best Times to Remove Your Hearing Aids
Having the right kind of hearing aids that are a good fit is important to you, and the thought of having to take them out might not be pleasant. But there are a couple times when it can be good… Read More
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How Humidity can Affect Your Hearing Aids
Your hearing aids are devices that contain a lot of delicate parts that work together to give you the best sound quality. As you can imagine, there are several things that can negatively impact the function for your hearing aid… Read More