Maintaining Your Hearing Aid
Would you buy a new camera and never clean the lens? What about buying a beautiful five-burner gas stove and never planning to wash off the droplets of dried sauce? Of course not; you are not a monster. Buying a new digital hearing aid and not completing the basic, daily maintenance is just as much…
When Should You Upgrade Your Hearing Aid?
New Technology, Better Hearing Experience Most people are in no rush to update their belongings, especially when things still work. Is your microwave older than you are? Yeah, but if it still cooks popcorn why purchase a new model? What about that fridge that has been in the house since you purchased it? Sure you…
Hooray for Rain!
All of us living in Southern California know that we have experienced drought for way too long. So when this season’s rains came, I think most of us rejoiced. But I have had some of my clients say they don’t wear their hearing aids then. I just want to reassure people that it is okay…
Turn Down That Noise in Your Headphones!
The number of Americans with hearing loss has doubled within the past 30 years. Children in Thousand Oaks as well as those around the country are at an ever growing risk of developing hearing loss. This may be due to the increase in use of personal music players. Developing noise-induced hearing loss from a personal…
Hearing = Happiness
Research shows that those who treat their hearing loss have a significantly improved quality of life than those who don’t seek treatment. Untreated hearing loss is linked to a number of debilitating conditions including balance disorders, depression and even cognitive decline. Those who treat their hearing loss with hearing devices, however, report improvements in their…
New Year’s Resolutions
There are so many things we want to change in the new year – we want to be more organized, we want to have better relationships with family and friends, we want to be healthier… The list goes on. One thing that can help with many of these resolutions is getting hearing devices. Communication is…
A Better Career with Hearing Aids?
Because the majority of hearing loss cases occur gradually over many years, it can be easy to acclimate to an impairment; consequently, many may overlook the impact of hearing loss on their professional life. However, choosing to cope with hearing loss can create social, emotional and mental barriers that negatively impact your work performance. Being…
Save Your Pets from Hearing Aid Hazards
In many ways, pets are forever toddlers. Despite our best efforts to train and protect them, they have an uncanny ability to endanger themselves. One of the most challenging aspects of this dynamic is being unaware of possible hazards. In fact, many hearing aid wearers may not realize the life-threatening potential of their devices. When…
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…