The Latest on Cognitive Decline, Listening Effort and Hearing Aids
The prevalence of dementia is expected to soar as the average life expectancy increases, but recent estimates suggest that the age-specific incidence of dementia is declining in high-income countries. In the February 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Claudia Satizabal and colleagues report “robust evidence” of dementia’s decline. Using observational data collected…
Improvements to Hearing Technology
Our ability to hear fundamentally shapes how we relate to the world around us. However, hearing is often taken for granted until it is in jeopardy. For those experiencing a loss of hearing, the prognosis is better than ever before. Advances in digital hearing aids have allowed us to treat hearing loss on a more…
Why is there a wide variety of pricing for hearing aids?
People often ask why there is such a wide variety of pricing for hearing aids. One of the main reasons is that every manufacturer has their good, better, best models. Usually those prices are related to the amount and type of features and/or circuitry in the hearing aid. The more expensive the aid, the better…
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…