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Why is it Important to Know What Users Think About Their Hearing Aids?

The majority of individuals who use hearing aids are satisfied with their results: According to one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of individuals who use hearing aids are happy with their results. When talking about particular activities, 85% were satisfied in a group setting and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in a […]

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Increase Mental Function With These 5 Fun Activities

It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. You develop wrinkles. You start to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin starts to happen in certain places. Perhaps your eyesight and your hearing both start to fade a […]

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How to Interpret Your Hearing Test or Audiogram

It might seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be simple. You can most likely hear certain things clearly at lower volumes but not others. You might confuse particular letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters perfectly fine at any volume. It will become more obvious why you have inconsistencies with your […]

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Can’t Hear Well at Work? You Might be Missing More Than You Know

Just picture for a minute you’re a salesperson. Now imagine that you have a call scheduled today with a very valuable client. Your company is being looked at for a job and a number of individuals from your business have gathered on a conference call. All of the various voices get a bit jumbled and […]

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At Night, the Buzzing in my Ears Seems Louder

Tinnitus often gets worse at night for the majority of the millions of people in the US that suffer with it. But what’s the reason for this? The ringing is a phantom noise due to some medical condition like hearing loss, it’s not an external sound. Naturally, knowing what it is won’t explain why you […]

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Traveling With Hearing Loss: Your Guide to a Safe, Fun Trip!

Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities at all times. These are the trips that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more exhausted than you left. The other kind is all about unwinding. These are the trips where […]

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How Soon do Hearing Aids Need to be Upgraded?

Once you get used to your hearing aid, it’s hard to be without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will occasionally need to be updated or replaced just like all technology. A hearing aid’s average lifespan A hearing aid will normally last 3 to 7 […]

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You May be Coping With Chronic Sinusitis if You Have Constant Sinus Pain

Your face is sort of loaded with holes. Well, perhaps it’s more accurate to say that your face is full of hollow places, four of them to be precise. These are known as sinuses. (Or sinus cavities.) Your sinuses help remove allergens and germs by facilitating mucus discharge from your nose. Consequently, you breathe easier […]

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Your Hearing is Faltering if You Observe Any of These 8 Subtle Indicators

It’s not like you just wake up one day, and suddenly can’t hear. For most people, hearing loss comes in degrees, particularly when it is linked to the aging process. You may not recognize it’s occurring immediately but some indicators do appear earlier. The initial symptoms of progressive hearing loss are subtle. Identifying them sooner […]

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