How Hearing Loss Affects Mental Health
Most types of hearing loss have organic causes. Problems may develop with inner or middle ear structures. Neurological issues can also affect how our brains convert and interpret sound data received by our ears. But how do such conditions affect our mental and...
Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
Americans Soon To Benefit From Affordable Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 recently gained full implementation. This result comes five years after Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) first sponsored the bill. A final rule by the...
How To Clean Your Hearing Aids
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, nearly 29 million adults could benefit from the use of hearing aids. If you are new to using hearing aids yourself, you are probably wondering just how important it is to clean them. In...
What Is An Audiogram?
Some amount of hearing loss is expected as people age, but a rapid progression of loss can represent the need for medical intervention. As people mature, they will typically undergo several hearing exams. As a child, you likely took a hearing test or two, and once you...