How to Improve Your Music Listening Experience with Hearing Aids
Hearing loss can make it hard to distinguish between different notes or instruments. While this can be troubling for those who play in bands and enjoy attending shows at The Rialto Theatre, there is a simple solution. Hearing aids can help you hear the subtle sounds you have been missing, but they take some fine-tuning…
Study Suggests Hearing Aids Can Lower Chance of Depression, Dementia & Falls
Even though hearing loss is a common condition, affecting more than 48 million Americans, only about 20% of those with hearing loss seek treatment. In addition to helping you hear better, hearing aids can improve your physical, mental and emotional health, as well as prevent falls. This is especially helpful if you like spending time…
How to Properly Clean Your Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are a significant investment in time and money. Making sure they are cleaned properly will help both prolong their lifespan and ensure you get the most benefit out of them possible. Below is a guide to help you clean and care for your valuable communication devices. Read Your Manual & Visit Your Provider…
How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Work Life
Everyday activities are often challenging for people with hearing loss, and your job is no different. Untreated hearing loss is linked to lower employment rates as well as lower pay. Fortunately, hearing aids can help curb barriers that affect your work life. What Is Hearing Loss Costing You? People with severe untreated hearing loss have…
Pros & Cons of OTC Hearing Aids
Eggs. Milk. Bread. Hearing aids. This could be the shopping list for people in Tucson with hearing loss next year, when over-the-counter hearing aids will become available. If the ability to buy hearing aids without visiting an audiologist seems like a good thing, there are sure to be some downsides. Why Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Aids May…
Technological Innovations in Hearing Aids
The majority of people with hearing loss in Tucson can benefit from wearing hearing aids—yet many don’t. Some worry over a perceived stigma or are doubtful that the devices will improve their hearing, but with the technological innovations hearing aids have undergone over the years, those fears are ungrounded. The Changing Look of Hearing Aids…
Can Hearing Aids Prevent Memory Problems?
Nine out of ten people with hearing loss in Tucson benefit from the use of hearing aids. Not only do these devices help reconnect you with friends and loved ones and allow you to enjoy your favorite activities; research shows they can also help prevent many health complications associated with hearing impairment—including memory problems. Further…
Tucson Heat Can Wreak Havoc on Hearing Aids
Arizona is known for its brutal heat, and Tucson residents with hearing aids must take extra precautions during the summer months – and any other time the temperature climbs – to protect their pricey investment. Hot Temperatures & Internal Circuitry Summertime is a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy the bountiful offerings in Tucson….
Using Auditory Attention Decoding to Overcome the Cocktail Party Effect
Most people who have been to cocktail parties find them enjoyable occasions perfect for socializing. But for individuals with hearing loss in Tucson, they aren’t nearly as fun thanks to the limitations of conventional hearing aids. A group of researchers is studying a new technology that could help people overcome this problem in the near…
The Difference Between Traditional & Implantable Hearing Aids
Hearing aids help about ninety percent of people diagnosed with hearing loss in Tucson. For those with severe to profound hearing loss or deafness, traditional hearing aids aren’t likely to prove beneficial. These people might need to treat their impairment with implantable hearing aids instead. How Implantable Hearing Aids Work Traditional hearing aids amplify sounds,…