Having a child diagnosed with hearing loss can be a scary and sometimes overwhelming experience. Fortunately, modern hearing aid technology can often provide substantial relief from the effects of hearing loss. However, wearing hearing aids can present challenges of its own, especially for young users. The following information on kids and hearing aids will help… Continue reading Hearing Aids and Devices for Children with Hearing Loss
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Can you Swim with Hearing Aids?
If you use hearing aids, they play a central role in your ability to interact freely with others. Having some hearing loss should not prevent you from being able to have fun and enjoy all the same activities as others. With modern hearing aids, full participation is often possible. However, there is one area that… Continue reading Can you Swim with Hearing Aids?
The Best Phones For Hearing Aids Compatibility
In this guide, we will cover: Your options for landline phones and mobile phones that are compatible with hearing aids How to understand the different features and ratings of each type of phone Whether you or your loved one is new to hearing aids or has been wearing them for quite some time, their compatibility… Continue reading The Best Phones For Hearing Aids Compatibility
Cognivue Cognitive Screening
Annual hearing evaluations are an important part of your overall health. You regularly see a physician for your yearly physical, you visit the dentist twice each year, and you should see your audiologist once per year as well. At your exam, there are a few tests the audiologist might conduct. One of those tests may… Continue reading Cognivue Cognitive Screening
How Wearing Face Masks Bring An Extra Challenge to Hearing Loss
The face mask has become a staple of our “new normal,” widely recommended by medical professionals as a front line of defense in fighting the COVID-19 global pandemic. In many parts of the country (and the world), mask mandates require the public to wear their masks anytime they’re away from home – whether that’s at… Continue reading How Wearing Face Masks Bring An Extra Challenge to Hearing Loss
How To Communicate With People With Hearing Loss
It’s estimated that approximately 466 million people around the world deal with disabling hearing loss. Hearing aids may be able to open communications for these individuals, but the unfortunate truth is that only around 17 percent of those who could benefit from the use of one of these devices have access to them. Even for… Continue reading How To Communicate With People With Hearing Loss
Are Eargo Hearing Aids Any Good? A Review by Memorial Hearing
Many cases of hearing loss go untreated in the Houston area because, historically, hearing aids have had some significant issues. They’ve been too expensive and without the necessary features that make them easy to wear all day. That is, they can be bulky, uncomfortable, and very visible. Eargo, though, has crafted a product that seeks… Continue reading Are Eargo Hearing Aids Any Good? A Review by Memorial Hearing
Hearing Aids Got Wet? Here’s What You Should Do
Getting your hearing aids wet is an accident that can happen to just about anybody. Unfortunately, as common of a mistake, this may be, it can also be an expensive one. Whether you use rechargeable hearing aids or disposable battery hearing aids, both types are susceptible to damage from water exposure. Water and hearing aids simply… Continue reading Hearing Aids Got Wet? Here’s What You Should Do
How Do Audiologists Test for Tinnitus
According to Mayo Clinic, tinnitus affects 15–20% of people. This common condition makes you hear sounds that aren’t actually there. The noises can be constant or come and go. Some people perceive a mild hum, while others hear a piercing squeal that causes headaches and makes concentrating difficult. If you experience these irritating sounds, tinnitus… Continue reading How Do Audiologists Test for Tinnitus
Understanding the Impact of Hearing Problems
Hearing Problems Hearing problems causing you problems? Loss of hearing is a big problem in the U.S.; over 28 million adults are living with some degree of it. While this may seem like an inconvenience at worst, untreated hearing loss has proven to be a major health concern, as it impacts individuals’ mental and physical… Continue reading Understanding the Impact of Hearing Problems