It’s summer and therefore time for cookouts, weddings, and catching up with family and friends. These events should be positive situations and something to look forward to; but for people with hearing loss, these environments may bring feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and sadness. Untreated hearing loss is linked to social isolation. Asking people to repeat […]
What about over-the-counter hearing aids? In August of 2017, Congress signed the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act into law. It provides for the creation of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids to be available for retail purchase by the year 2020. An OTC hearing aid will still be classified as durable medical equipment, but it is only appropriate […]
If you are walking around with an old-school ear trumpet in hand than clearly, it’s time for an upgrade. Making that call when you wear conventional hearing aids is trickier, though, so how does one know? You bought your hearing aids ten years ago, and they still get the job done, right? While it may […]
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that hearing loss is part of the aging process. Approximately 38 million people in the United States suffer from some form of hearing loss, though since hearing loss is expected as we age, many decide to leave it unchecked. Ignoring hearing loss, however, can have serious negative side effects […]
Otitis media is the medical name for what you probably call an ear infection. Ear infections like this are often seen in babies and young children but they can affect adults, as well, especially during or after a cold or sinus infection. Even a bad tooth can lead to an ear infection. Hearing loss is […]
There is one component that is crucial to keeping hearing aids cost effective and that’s the batteries. It is one of the largest financial challenges consumers have to deal with when buying hearing aids because the costs of replacing them can add up fast. Usually the batteries die at the worst time which is even […]
