Why Is It Bad To Nap With Hearing Aids?
Discovering clear communication with new hearing aids can be both exciting and overwhelming. With approximately 28.8 million U.S. adults able to benefit from hearing aids, understanding how to make the most of these devices is crucial. If you’re new to hearing aids, you likely have questions about proper care and usage. One common concern revolves…
How Can You Improve Your Selective Attention Hearing?
You may have heard the term “selective hearing” before. In many cases, especially when discussing young children, people use the phrase to describe a person who only hears what they want to hear. Selective attention hearing, however, is a skill employed by those attempting to understand a specific noise in a busy auditory environment, like…
What Does Hearing Loss Look Like in Your City?
In Middlesex County, an estimated 9.8% of the population report varying levels of hearing loss. This is slightly better than neighboring counties around Massachusetts, all at 11%. It’s important to understand hearing loss and ways to protect your hearing, because once lost, it’s difficult to recover. Identifying the Varieties of Hearing Loss Understanding the different…
How Can Hearing Aids Benefit Your Holidays?
The holidays are a time for connecting with friends and family, sharing good food and catching up on your favorite hobbies over a much-deserved break from work. While the holidays have many opportunities for fun and merriment, the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, noisy family gatherings and work parties may make effective communication more…
How Do Hearing Aids Help When You’re Alone?
In 2019, 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid. Ease of communication is the most frequently discussed benefit of wearing hearing aids, and it is undoubtedly one of the most helpful. When thinking about benefits, it is easy to overlook the ways in which hearing aids can help you when you’re…
How Can Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Help Protect Your Hearing Health?
If you have ever missed a couple hours of sleep in a night, or for several nights in a row, you probably noticed that lack of sleep can have some negative effects. Along with the possibility of crankiness and mental and physical exhaustion, sleep deprivation can have an adverse impact on your hearing health and…
What To Expect During a Hearing Aid Fitting
Data from the MarkeTrak 2022 survey shows that most hearing aid users report regular quality-of-life benefits from their devices. Hearing aids can help you better communicate with your loved ones by identifying and amplifying speech sounds and diminishing ambient noise. They have also been effective in managing tinnitus symptoms. Before you are able to enjoy…
Tips for Taking Public Transportation With Hearing Loss
Taking public transportation can be a great way to save money and help the environment. It allows you to kick back on your commute and read a book or relax at the end of a long day. It can take you as far as Boston or as close as Sully’s Ice Cream Stand. Finding inclusive…
Why Do Hearing Loss & Tinnitus Sometimes Occur During Pregnancy?
Although pregnancy is often an exciting time, the side effects can be exhausting. Not only can you feel fatigued, swollen and nauseous, but you may also experience hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing or other phantom noise in the ears). Tinnitus, in particular, affects about one in three pregnant women, compared to one in 10 women…
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,…