Are you ready for a shocking statistic? It is believed that tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, affects over 45 million Americans, and is considered one of the most common health conditions in the United States. This symptom, not a disease in itself, can be more than just a nuisance or minor frustration. Talk to… Continue reading Tinnitus And Emotional Processing: New Study Offers Hope
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First Valentine's Day With Hearing Aids? Here's Some Advice
Take an excursion to your local department store or florist, and you will quickly find out that love and romance are in the air. Chocolate, roses, and other assorted goodies are ready to be gifted to your loved ones. Underneath the glow of red and pink hearts is the reality of the holiday. Valentine’s day… Continue reading First Valentine's Day With Hearing Aids? Here's Some Advice
Gallaudet University’s Unique Building Design for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
When you consider technology designed for the hearing impaired, it is likely that hearing aids, cochlear implants, and closed-captioning top the list. Would construction come to mind? Gallaudet University which is the world’s only liberal arts institution for the deaf is architecturally designing space specifically for the hearing impaired. With the goal of making communication… Continue reading Gallaudet University’s Unique Building Design for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Four Ways to Talk Yourself Out of Getting a Hearing Aid
“I can’t hear you, so I’ll just laugh and hope it wasn’t a question.” Sound familiar? You are not alone. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, less than 25% of people who need hearing aids get them. Why the denial? Why do we labor so hard to avoid using a device that can dramatically improve… Continue reading Four Ways to Talk Yourself Out of Getting a Hearing Aid
The Real Impact of Hearing Loss
Helen Keller once shared that blindness separates people from things, but deafness separates people from other people. While it’s difficult to decide if the loss of one physical sense is qualitatively worse than another, it’s definitely hard to deny the difference in public awareness of between these conditions. After all, hearing loss is considered the… Continue reading The Real Impact of Hearing Loss
The Facts about Hearing Difficulty
89% of people over 80 have hearing difficulty. One in four people in their 50’s has hearing difficulty. One in eight people in their 40’s has hearing difficulty. One in five people 12 years old or older has hearing difficulty in at least on ear. More than half of all Americans suffering from hearing difficulty… Continue reading The Facts about Hearing Difficulty
The Facts about Hearing Difficulty
89% of people over 80 have hearing difficulty. One in four people in their 50’s has hearing difficulty. One in eight people in their 40’s has hearing difficulty. One in five people 12 years old or older has hearing difficulty in at least on ear. More than half of all Americans suffering from hearing difficulty… Continue reading The Facts about Hearing Difficulty