Hearing Loss and Mental Health
Hearing loss can be a slippery slope. Research has shown — and it’s not difficult to understand why — people with hearing loss slowly become socially isolated. They minimize interaction with others, avoid social events, and often choose to be detached and alone. This experience can lead to increased feelings of anxiety, paranoia and depression….
The Link Between Hearing & Your Golf Score
The game of golf is filled with hazards. Bodies of water, bunkers and sand traps, and dense vegetation can all wreak havoc with your game. Another important yet often ignored factor that can affect your final score is your hearing. Studies show individuals with strong binaural hearing (the ability to perceive sound with both ears)…
Helping Children Hear
I recently had the opportunity to go on a “hearing mission” in the Baja region of Mexico. An organization called Corazon de Vida (corazondevida.org) helps organize support for a group of orphanages in this part of Mexico. The support comes in many forms: cleaning supplies for the orphanage, personal hygiene items, funding for education, etc….
Healthy Hearing
Troubleshoot common hearing aid issues! Having problems with your hearing aids? Try these simple suggestions. Hearing aids are the most common treatment for hearing loss. Millions of individuals wear these miniature, custom-fit, digitally programmed and personalized hearing solutions every day. If you’re one of the millions who rely on hearing aids to keep you in…
Audiologist Spotlight: Dr. Nick Ramirez
What can I say? I love Southeast Arizona and am proud to call this area my home. Growing up in Sierra Vista, Arizona, I was busy playing year around sports and my first job at twelve years old was being a paperboy for the local newspaper. I will always remember not wanting to wake up…
Eight Tips for Better Conversations with Someone with Hearing Loss
Know someone with hearing loss? I often talk with my patients about how “communication is a two-way street” and how important it is to keep their friends and family in the loop in terms of what they can do to help make communication successful. When a person has hearing loss, it can be frustrating, exhausting, or…
Cochlear Implant Candidacy
At Arizona Hearing Specialists, our doctors of audiology are trained in cochlear implant candidacy evaluations and programming. Some people are not able to receive benefit from hearing aids, and when hearing aids are not enough, a cochlear implant may be an appropriate option. If you experience minimal benefit from hearing aids, and the shape and…
Understanding the Audiogram
What is an audiogram? You have taken the first steps towards addressing your hearing loss and had your hearing tested, but what do the results mean? After you have had your hearing tested, the results should be explained to you by the audiologist during your appointment. However, sometimes it is difficult to remember what it all means….
Staff Spotlight: John Cobb, Au.D.
HOWDY Y’ALL I’ve been asked to write a “Spotlight” Blog about me. Having been born in 1945, I’m not real sure what a blog is, but here goes. I was born at Tucson Medical Center and attended elementary through high school in Tucson. I was on the track team at Rincon High and ran both…
How to Prevent Auditory Deprivation
What is Auditory Deprivation? “Wear your hearing aids or your brain will rust!” (Robert Martin, PhD, Hearing Journal, January 2004) When I first read this 10 years ago, I thought it was funny at first. But, after thinking about it, it’s true. If you need hearing aids and you don’t wear them, YOUR BRAIN WILL RUST!…