What to Know About Your First Hearing Aid
Do you experience hearing loss but are hesitant to seek treatment? If so, 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 about one in five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one,…
Communication Strategies for People With Hearing Aids
Hearing loss can make it difficult to converse with others. Using hearing aids can go a long way toward improving your communication ability. However, by practicing additional communication strategies, you can maximize your listening ability. Effective Communication Strategies Be open about your hearing loss. Though you might feel shy or embarrassed about bringing up the…
How to Adjust to Hearing Your Own Voice with Hearing Aids
You may not know this, but when you first get a set of hearing aids, there’s a lot you need to get used to. Among this list is the sound of your own voice. A study published in Trends in Hearing reports that, “Dissatisfaction with the sound of one’s own voice is common among hearing-aid…
Help Low-Income Families Get Hearing Aids For 3rd Year in a Row
Once again, we’re excited to celebrate our third annual Black Friday event! This November, Massachusetts Hearing continues its partnership with the Lions Club to help recycle hearing aids, which helps make essential hearing technology available to hard-of-hearing individuals from low-income families. Around 278 million people worldwide have moderate to profound hearing loss in both ears,…
How to Protect Your Hearing Aids While Staying Active
Next time you head out to your yoga class or to go on a hike through Archer Meadowbrook Preserve, remember to bring your hearing aids! Benefits of Using Your Hearing Aids While Exercising Easier communication. Hearing loss makes it harder to process speech. Using hearing aids while staying active is helpful because it means you’ll…
What Could the Future of Hearing Aids Hold?
Our brains perform exceptional tasks that we don’t even think twice about, like picking out individual voices at Moonstones. This is a task even today’s most advanced hearing aids have struggled with. The hearing aids of tomorrow, however, are showing promise. Researchers at the Columbia University in New York City are developing new artificially intelligent…
What Should You Have in Your Hearing Aid Maintenance Kit?
In order to ensure that your hearing aids deliver quality sound for years to come, you must know how to properly care for them. One of the best ways to do this is by assembling a well-stocked hearing aid maintenance kit filled with tools to clean and protect your device. Top Hearing Aid Tools While…
What are Hearing Loops and Telecoils?
While hearing aids can help you stay connected to the world, there are also many hearing aid accessories that can improve your listening experience in places where it might still be difficult to hear. This includes hearing loops and telecoils, which can help you extend the listening range of your device and hear better in…
Check Your Hearing For Audiology Awareness Month
October has been Audiology Awareness Month! You know what that means: there’s no better time to care for your hearing health. Left untreated, hearing loss is linked to social withdrawal, anxiety, feelings of loneliness, depression, falls and even dementia. We explore these connections below. Anxiety & Social Withdrawal When you can’t hear well, it can…
Black Friday Sale
Invest in your future and don’t let outdated technology be a barrier in 2021. From November 23rd to 27th, we’re offering 20% off the price of new hearing aids if you bring in your old devices to trade in. Not only are you setting yourself up for success with state-of-the-art hearing aids, you are helping…