Have you ever slept with the window in your bedroom open and awoke to the lovely sound of birds singing as the sun is coming up? Most people probably don’t even know that the name for those bird-songs is the “dawn chorus”. Birds see the sunrise and, for some reason, decide it’s time to belt […]
A car isn’t really an impulse purchase (unless you’re really wealthy). Which means you will most likely do a ton of research first. You take a good look at things such as gas mileage, price point, and customer reviews. (You’re on Google a lot.) It makes sense to do this amount of research. You’re about […]
Remember when you used to be able to get those gallon buckets of ice cream at the grocery store? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you start to become more specific in your taste as you get older. You begin going for the more specialized ice cream: the Turkey Hill, the Tillamook, the […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. Cleaning them daily, you make sure they are safe and snug on their charger when you go to sleep. Suddenly and discouragingly, your hearing aids aren’t working the way they used to. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take to diagnose the problem. Not doing […]
While it might be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, it’s likely that what little advantage you get from them may be costly. Hearing aid technology has advanced a lot in the last few years! It’s gone from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t even […]
When it comes to history, there are three distinct kinds of individuals: people who find history to be incredibly fascinating, people who think history is terribly boring, and people who think history is full of aliens. The history of hearing aids isn’t full of aliens (sorry not sorry). But the true story is probably pretty […]
As we age, we all know that hearing loss and particular mental health challenges can progress despite a healthy, active lifestyle. And a strong link between the two has been discovered by scientists which should never be ignored. So don’t turn off that hearing aid. People with untreated hearing loss are two times as likely […]
We’ve all experienced that itch that seemed impossible to scratch. Okay, there are two ways to consider it: The first thing you may think about is that bucket list item you just never seem to get done. Or, that itchy spot on your back that you just can’t seem to reach might come to mind. […]
Musicians are awesome! Their performances bring us so much enjoyment. The drawback is that music is almost always loud, in fact, many individuals prefer it that way. The musicians themselves are at an increased risk of hearing damage since they are subjected to loud music just about every day. Whether your income relies on music […]
Have you resisted the calls from friends, family, and co-workers to finally get a hearing aid? Are you feeling that presently you really don’t need a hearing aid or that you’re not losing enough to justify purchasing one? If your hearing keeps getting worse, it could cost you as much as $30,000 each year, even […]