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Covid 19 Face Coverings and Hearing Difficulties

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The last year has brought a new normal for many aspects of human interaction around the world. One of the areas that we focus on as Doctors of Audiology is the improvement of speech communication with modern hearing technology (i.e. hearing aids). The use of face coverings has had a detrimental impact on the understanding […]

Starkey Livio AI Hearing Aid Fall Alert Feature Save Lives

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If you’re an older adult — or care for someone who is — falling is likely high on your list of worries. And for good reason. According to the National Council on Aging: The current pandemic has only compounded anxiety for caregivers, particularly as long-term care and congregate living facilities have been limiting family visits […]

Tips for Selecting a Quality Hearing Aid

Hearing Aids

More than 40 million Americans suffer from some form of hearing loss. Hearing aids can help relieve the consequences of hearing loss and help significantly increase quality of life for those with this condition.

Allergies and Hearing Loss

Allergies And Hearing

While it’s wonderful to see the sun and evidence of a true spring, it also means the beginning of allergy season for many people. Allergies can impact the three major sections of your ears, the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. Swelling, fluid buildup and a blocked Eustachian tube can all result in moderate to severe hearing loss due to allergies.

Living with Tinnitus

Tinnitus

Although there is no “cure” for tinnitus, there are many things to do to help manage tinnitus. Because each person with tinnitus is individual, there is no one size fits all solution.

Preserving Your Residual Hearing

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You may not equate your ability to hear with your bank account, yet their use is somewhat the same in many ways. Abuse your finances, and you’re left with a limited amount of money. Abuse your ears, and you could end up with limited hearing. Unfortunately, one way in which these two elements differ is that […]

‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John: High-tech hearing aids changed my life

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Daymond John is many things: the founder and CEO of fashion brand FUBU, star of the reality TV series Shark Tank, a serial investor and the author of several bestselling books. But he’s also one of 360 million people worldwide with hearing loss. For the first time, John is opening up about his disability […]

Why Do Hearing Aids Cost So Much?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The sticker price of digital hearing aids can shock even the well-educated consumer. Many hesitate to invest in hearing reclamation products because of the price. The newspaper is peppered with enticing advertisements about low cost hearing aids, causing clients to question the prices they paid elsewhere. Remember the adage, “You get what you pay […]

Hearing Aid Use Is Associated with Improved Cognitive Function in Hearing-Impaired Elderly

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A recent study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that older adults who used a hearing aid performed significantly better on cognitive function tests than those who did not use a hearing aid, despite having poorer hearing. The study was published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The researchers also […]

Hearing Care is Healthcare

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May is Better Hearing Month, making it an appropriate time to educate the public about the link between hearing loss and a variety of different physical and mental health conditions. “The research is out there and it is time to start paying attention to your ears,” states Dr. Shannon Aiello, Au.D. She continues, “When you […]

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