How Can Hearing Aids Strengthen Your Relationship?
People living with untreated hearing loss can experience negative ramifications in their personal lives due to poor communication and stress. A study on the impact of hearing loss on spousal relationships found that “Spouse hearing loss increased the likelihood of subsequent poorer physical, psychological, and social well-being in partners.” Hearing aids are a great way…
How to Make the Most of a Hotel Stay with Hearing Loss
Are you making travel plans this spring? If so, you may be planning to book a hotel room. If you’re one of the 7.1% of adults ages 45 and older who use a hearing aid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you may want to take extra measures to make the most…
Here’s How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Love Life
Though making the investment in hearing aids is a personal choice, the benefits don’t just affect you—they affect your partner as well. One study reports, “Before the provision of a hearing aid significant others experienced difficulties with person-to-person conversation, with group conversation and in viewing (listening to) television of the same order as did the…
Why You Should Treat Your Hearing Loss with Hearing Aids This Year
Despite how common hearing loss is, only one in five people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wears them
Solutions for Common Hearing Aid Side Effects
Hearing aids are complex medical devices that enable you to hear well even in the most complex listening environments, like Lazy Dog Restaurant on Hillcrest Drive. According to a 2019 study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, “Although a large number of adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids experience…
Highlighting Hearing Loss for Audiology Awareness Month
October is Audiology Awareness Month. In honor of that, we’d like to discuss some key facts about hearing loss as well as what you can do to protect your hearing. Five Facts About Hearing Loss Hearing loss risk increases with age. The older you get, the more likely you are to experience hearing loss. According…
How To Make the Most of Virtual Meetings When You Have Hearing Loss
Working from home has become the new normal for many over the last two years, whether full-time or as part of a hybrid schedule. While many enjoy the benefits of working remotely, virtual meetings can pose some unique challenges to people with hearing loss. Making Virtual Meetings Easier if You Have Hearing Loss If you…
What Are the Signs of Age-related Hearing Loss?
Age-related hearing loss, known as presbycusis, is a very common condition. Research shows that one in three adults over the age of 65 has hearing loss. If you’ve been concerned about your hearing or are worried that a loved one is struggling, it can be helpful to learn about the early signs of age-related hearing…
How To Travel with Hearing Loss
Many Californians are planning on traveling again this summer. If you’re one of them and also have hearing loss, learn what steps you can take to make traveling easier. Seven Ways to Make Traveling Easier with Hearing Loss Bring your equipment. Don’t forget to bring your hearing aids and pack plenty of batteries or your…
6 Active Listening Techniques for People with Hearing Loss
After going on a run on Hillcrest Open Space Preserve, you probably feel exhausted. People with hearing loss also experience this feeling after carrying on a long conversation since they have to strain to follow along. Experts refer to this phenomenon as listening fatigue. To combat listening fatigue, try these six active listening techniques. 1….