World Alzheimer’s Day is an international campaign to raise awareness and illuminate all too common hurdles and issues faced by people affected by dementia. It’s an opportunity for people and organizations to demonstrate how we can overcome stigmas surrounded Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and help people live better with this condition. Globally, dementia is one of the biggest challenges …
Identifying the Signs of Hearing Loss
Have you been straining to hear, or feel that a loved one isn’t hearing as well as they use to? If you suspect that you or someone you love is struggling with hearing loss, consider the symptoms, and read on to learn how to identify the signs of hearing loss. Listen to your Loved Ones Hearing loss is often a …
Why Don’t People Get Hearing Aids When They Need Them?
About 28.8 million adults in the United States could benefit from hearing aids, yet less than 16% of them have ever used them. This is sad, especially when one’s quality of life could be so much better wearing hearing aids. There are several reasons why people with hearing loss don’t buy hearing aids: · People may not realize that they have …
Healthy Hearing at Holiday Dinners
If it was difficult for you and your guests to hear during Thanksgiving dinner, try these tips to help everyone hear better at other holiday celebrations! By Susan L Fenrich, BC-HIS* *Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences Over half of all gatherings this holiday season, will have at least one person with hearing loss in attendance. Thirty percent of all …
With hearing aids, I am still frustrated in noise. Is there anything else that can help?
This is a question that I get asked a lot. Lately, I have had several people that have come to me frustrated with hearing in noise. When they first come to see me, to give them realistic expectations, I tell them these facts: When one has a hearing loss there is damage somewhere in the hearing system so less than …
How Should People with Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids Prepare for Disaster?
With all the hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires that have been plaguing the world lately one cannot be prepared enough. We all know that disaster preparation is important, but there are additional precautions people with hearing loss can take to ensure they are prepared in case of an emergency. Think about the which natural disasters can occur in our area: Tornadoes, …
Where Should I Buy Hearing Aids?
Today, many advertisements try to get your attention to buy hearing aids. Some magazines offer Personal Sound Amplifiers for prices starting as low as $19.99, which are usually big and ugly and over-amplify sounds so much that they could damage your hearing. Mail order magazines come in the mail from Illinois. The newspaper is filled with fliers telling everyone they …
Mother’s Hearing Must be Good
A mother’s hearing is really important. The first time our mother’s ears are used is when we hear the baby’s heart beat at the first doctor appointment after getting pregnant. The next time is during the birthing classes and we are being told what to expect during the pregnancy, labor, and delivery. When we go to see the ultrasound, we …
What do Easter and Hearing Have in Common?
Many people, due to the commercialization of the Easter Holiday, think of Easter Bunnies. Since bunnies are generally small animals and very vulnerable to the dangerous environment they live in, they were designed with big floppy ears. These beautiful long ears don’t just make them look good, but they provide an outstanding hearing ability. They can hear sounds that are …