What are Healthables?
The latest in hearing technology is the Starkey® Livio AI Healthable™ hearing aid. They are called healthables because they do so much more than help people with their hearing. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making it possible for hearing aids to improve your health as well. How is it possible that a hearing aid can do that? Keep reading to find out!
First American Girl Doll with Hearing Aids
Every year the American Girl company honors an inspirational girl by creating a new doll in their lineup of inspirational characters. This year, the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is partnering with American Girl to create the 2020 Girl of the Year, Joss Kendrick. Joss Kendrick is an athlete that loves surfing and competitive cheerleading, and also wears a hearing aid.
Are Your Child’s Hearing Aids Providing the Best Hearing Experience?
When a young child wears hearing aids, how do you know that they are hearing everything they should be in the classroom and socially? Children, more than adults, often get distracted and don’t pay attention when someone is talking to them or the group they are a part of.
How Hearing Loss Can Have an Effect on Our Body
Did you know that untreated hearing loss can affect your physical and mental health?When you have hearing loss, it not only changes how you hear the world around you, but it can also affect other parts of your body when left untreated for too long.
The link between hearing impairment and depression
In a study by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, researchers have found a significant link between moderate hearing loss and depression, particularly among women. Researchers worked with over 300 adults aged 18 and older to gather data, and they found some interesting results.