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How To Tell People About Your Hearing Aids
In 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid. If you’ve recently made a choice to become one of the millions…
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How To Clean Earwax Off Your Hearing Aids
Believe it or not, earwax is actually essential to protecting our ear health and fighting infections. However, earwax buildup in your ear and on your hearing aids can cause problems. Too Much Earwax Harms Hearing…
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Tips for Planning a Cruise with Hearing Aids
If you’re one of the 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over who uses a hearing aid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), you know that hearing loss impacts many aspects…
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What to Know About Your First Hearing Aid
If you’re hesitant to invest in hearing aids, you’re not alone. Although, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, “About 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids,” only…
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Hearing Aids This Year
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports, “Among adults aged 70 and older with hearing loss who could benefit from hearing aids, fewer than one in three (30 percent) has ever used…
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Solutions for Common Hearing Aid Side Effects
A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology reports, “Although a large number of adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids experience some degree of negative side effects, those effects…
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Make The Most of Holiday Gatherings with Hearing Aids
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 15% of American adults aged 18 or older report some trouble hearing. If you are one of them, you may be worried that…
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What To Know About Hearing Aid Battery Safety
Most hearing aids use small, disposable batteries to stay powered up. These batteries keep your device working at its highest level throughout the day while you’re at work or enjoying a meal with friends at…
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What Are Common Causes of Pediatric Hearing Loss?
You may be surprised to learn that one in five children has some degree of hearing loss by the time they are 18 years old. As is the case with adults, hearing loss in children…
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How to Support a Loved One with Hearing Loss Who’s in a Nursing Home
While hearing loss can affect anyone at any age, it most commonly affects older people. According to one estimate, “70% to 90% of elderly residents in long-term care facilities have some degree of hearing impairment.”…
