Supplement Your Hearing with Assistive Listening Devices
Hearing aids aren’t the only option for individuals with hearing loss. They may be your primary choice for improving conversation in difficult listening environments, but sometimes you need a little extra boost. There are a variety of assisted listening devices Tucson patients can use to help supplement their hearing in challenging situations. Assisted listening devices,…
What is a Cochlear Implant?
Most people are familiar with hearing aids, but cochlear implants are less well understood. This isn’t too surprising given that the majority of people with hearing loss in Tucson – nine out of ten – treat their impairment with hearing aids, many of which are at least partially visible to others, depending on their size…
Understanding Ménière’s Disease
Many Arizonans who experience unexplained vertigo, in addition to fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and fullness or pressure in their ears, will receive a diagnosis of Ménière’s disease in Tucson. If you’re one of them, your first question might be, what’s with all the funny-looking accent symbols over the letter e? Blame that on Prosper Ménière,…
Headphones & Hearing Protection
If you’re like Gene Simmons and want to rock ‘n roll all night, let’s hope you’re keeping the volume down to a reasonable level. Because 48 million Americans in Tucson and across the country suffer from hearing loss. Sadly, many of these individuals brought it on themselves. Audiologists in Tucson report that noise-induced hearing loss…
Stem Cells and Hearing Loss
48 million people in Arizona and across the United States have irreversible hearing loss, but this has not stopped researchers from searching for a cure. New studies in the field of stem cell research, while controversial, provide hope for a future cure for those with hearing loss. What Causes Hearing Loss? Tucson and Green Valley…
Tips for Traveling with Hearing Loss
Even the most ardent Arizona lovers will occasionally feel the desire to get away. For residents of Tucson and Green Valley, the lure of the open road may be impossible to resist. Perhaps you want to escape the blistering summer heat for a few days, take the kids on a memorable family vacation like the…
Can Untreated Hearing Loss Lead to Injury?
If you’ve been diagnosed with hearing loss in Tucson or Green Valley, there’s more at risk than a little embarrassment over misunderstanding a word or two. Hearing loss has been linked to a number of physical, emotional and social ailments, including accidental injury. Why is this the case? For several reasons, it turns out. Hearing…
What to Expect at Your First Appointment
Whether you have been newly diagnosed with hearing loss or have been wearing hearing aids for a while, if you’re a first-time patient at Arizona Hearing Specialists, we’ve got some helpful tips to assist you. First off, welcome! You have made an excellent decision in choosing us for your hearing health care needs. Arizona Hearing…
What Makes Your Tinnitus Worse?
If you are one of the 50 million Americans in Tucson and throughout the United States who experiences tinnitus, you are no doubt familiar with (and exasperated by) that annoyingly persistent ringing in the ears. It may be interfering with your sleep and causing you anxiety, irritability, and depression. Unfortunately, although researchers are working diligently…
Questions You Should Ask Your Audiologist
After years of nagging, begging and pleading from your family and friends, you finally picked up the phone and scheduled an appointment with your Green Valley audiologist. Now that the visit is coming up, it is time to prepare. Get your insurance cards together and organize your thoughts. Below are the questions you should be…