Hearing Health Blog

A standard patient question is whether their hearing aid will increase sounds which can be already excessively loud, making those sounds louder still. Fortunately there is a reassuring answer to this specific question. In short, modern hearing aids that are correctly fitted and adjusted are designed to avoid amplifying sounds that are already very loud. […]

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As hearing specialists, one of the frustrations we experience in our practice is that the issues that have caused hearing problems in our patients can’t be reversed. One of the principal reasons for hearing loss, for example, is damage to the tiny hair cells in our inner ears that vibrate in reaction to sounds. Our […]

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In the same way that there are many causes of hearing loss, there are many distinct forms of hearing loss; understanding the manner in which we hear is the beginning of understanding the different types. We pick up sounds through the outer ear, which isn’t only the part of the ear on the outside of […]

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Even though the battery performance for hearing aids might seem a simple question to answer, in truth it varies according to a variety of factors. One consideration is the company manufacturing the hearing aid. Battery performance differs by manufacturer and also across models from the same manufacturer. The life of a hearing aid battery also […]

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Tinnitus is widespread in the United States with approximately 50 million sufferers over age 50. Tinnitus sufferers hear continuous sounds in their heads that others don’t hear such as clicking, buzzing, humming, ringing or whistling. Tinnitus is often referred to by its slang name – ringing-in-the-ears. For some tinnitus sufferers, this persistent barrage of noise […]

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One of the indicators of high-frequency hearing loss is the inability to hear women’s and children’s voice clearly. The voices of most women and children fall into a higher frequency range – generally 165 to 255 Hertz – while male voices are typically lower frequency at 85 to 180 Hertz. In addition, women’s and children’s […]

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In the past, the sophisticated electronics of cell phones often interacted badly with the electronics of hearing aids, causing interference between the two devices that was perceived as static, squealing or whistling noises, or lost words. Thankfully, improvements in technology and new government regulations have made the issue “Will this cell phone work together with […]

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Given the price of high quality hearing aids, lots of people logically wonder if they need two hearing aids, or if they could manage with only one. The advice provided by nearly all hearing instrument specialists and hearing professionals is going to be that the benefits of using two hearing aids surpass the difference in […]

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Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD (also sometimes referred to as Auditory Processing Disorder, or APD), is a complicated hearing disorder based not in the ears' inability to hear sounds, but on the brain's inability to process and interpret them correctly. The person with Central Auditory Processing Disorder hears sounds correctly but something adversely affects […]

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One subject which is rarely mentioned with regards to hearing loss is how to keep those who have it safe inside their own homes. For instance, suppose that a fire starts in your home; if you're like most of us you have smoke alarms to sound an alert so that you and your family can […]

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