Tinnitus Management Represent Opportunities for the Audiology Community
The disability caused by tinnitus is believed to be one of the most common chronic medical conditions in adults – on par with diabetes, lower back & neck pain and knee problems. And, hearing care professionals encounter patients with tinnitus on an almost daily basis. In fact, according to South Korean researchers, tinnitus, like hearing…
Protect Your Hearing During Sporting Events
In our previous blog, we provided a set of tips to help the hearing impaired hear more effectively during sporting events and gatherings. There are more options than ever to help treat hearing loss; however, the best thing you can do for your hearing health is to use hearing protection. Large sporting events are saturated…
TV Sound Quality
One of the complaints I hear most from people is that they have trouble hearing their televisions. People with hearing loss always blame their loss or their hearing aids for not hearing clearly. The truth is most TVs, especially flat screens, position their audio speakers on the back facing the wall or sometimes on the…
Upcoming Event: Dr. Ellen Baker to lead discussion on tinnitus
Audiologist Ellen Baker, Au.D., owner of Decibel Hearing Services, will lead a talk on the effects of tinnitus and possible treatment options from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thurs., Aug. 18 at The Oaks mall, Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Dr. Baker’s goal is to raise awareness on the effects of tinnitus and possible treatment options. Tinnitus,…
The Evolution of Hearing Aids
Technological and scientific development over the last few decades has been staggering. In fact, some of the technology today borders on science fiction. We can print a dolphin a new tail using 3D printing, wear watches that don’t need batteries, charge cellphone devices wirelessly, play games in virtual reality, and even drive cars that run…
Love My Music and Love My Hearing
It seems as if I have been to more concerts lately than I did in my youth! My kids don’t know what to get Mom & Dad for presents anymore so they give us tickets to shows. My husband and I are thrilled with these kinds of gifts because we might not have thought to…
Celebrate the Sounds of Your Life
The American Academy of Audiology is using the slogan of “celebrate the sounds of your life” as a tribute to May as Better Hearing Month. I particularly like this expression because it reminds me that there is so much to listen to that is beautiful. I’m not sure we realize how much of the world…
Happy Anniversary to Us
This week marks the 12th anniversary of Decibel Hearing Services. I started my own business later in life so it seemed like a big undertaking at the time. Looking back I see that it was the right choice at the right time. I have been an audiologist for over 30 years, but always worked for…
Why Do Hearing Aids Have Such a Bad Rep?
Everyone remembers our parent’s and our grandparent’s hearing aids. They were big old beige things that filled the ear and seemed to whistle (feedback) all the time. Hearing aid users would constantly complain that all they heard was background noise and not the people they wanted to hear. People waited until they couldn’t put it…
Which Manufacturer is the Best?
There are six major hearing aid manufacturers at the present time: Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Siemens, Starkey and Widex. Some of them have parent companies that incorporate some of the smaller brands as well. For instance, Oticon is under the auspices of William Demant Holding which also includes Bernafon and Sonic Innovations. Sonova is the umbrella…