Earwax is naturally occurring and many people can even experience excessive earwax at times. While earwax can be bothersome, it serves an essential purpose to protect the inner ear from dirt and debris and also helps lubricate the inner ear so it doesn’t become too dry.  When you wear hearing aids, it is common that earwax can become stuck on the different parts of the hearing aid, which can prevent your hearing aid from working correctly. We have put together some tips to help you remove earwax from your hearing aids and without damaging the delicate parts.

For cancer survivors that received cranial radiotherapy, platinum chemotherapy, or both, may experience hearing loss as a side effect once treatment is over. It is pertinent that clinicians educate their patients about prioritizing hearing loss and finding care immediately. As part of the medical community, clinicians should raise awareness about hearing loss after surviving cancer.

Sound Hearing Care offers a revolutionary cleaning system that can resurrect your dirty or broken hearing aids. Our secret is water. Yes, water! And it will save you hundreds of dollars on repairs!

TIME has named the Starkey Livio AI Rechargeable 2400 Hearing Aids as one of the best inventions of 2019. Now that’s saying something! For a limited time, Sound Hearing Care has a fantastic offer for patients who purchase the Starkey Livio AI Rechargeable 2400 Hearing Aids. Learn more about this amazing hearing aid and all of the features and benefits it has to help you live your best life!

Hearing aids can occasionally whistle, just like your phone can when it's too close to another device that sends out a signal (such as a radio). This whistling is called hearing aid feedback and can be frustrating and embarrassing because it can happen at any time or anywhere. However, if you know what causes it and what to do about it, then you can help prevent it or resolve it fast.

If you clean your ears regularly, you may be surprised to find out that it can be dangerous to clean them, especially with cotton swabs or Q-tips™. While many people think that using a cotton swab is perfect for removing excess earwax and debris from their ears, it can actually do more harm than good.

While you may have been wearing a hearing aid for several years, you may not realize the many components that work together to help you hear things daily. If your hearing aid is newer, it works similar to a mini-computer. The most common type of hearing aid used today is the receiver-in-the-ear (RITE) (also known as receiver-in-ear). In this article, we review the different parts of a RITE (or RIE) hearing aid.

When you hear about New Year’s Eve, images of parties, champagne, and lots of dancing come to mind. However, when you are living with hearing loss, you may not be comfortable dancing when there is a lot of background noise, and you can’t hear the music or your dance partner well. Before you put away those dancing shoes permanently, read through our thoughts on dancing with hearing loss.

Did you know that there is a connection between hearing issues and sleep difficulties? When a person has a hearing loss or tinnitus, it can negatively affect sleep. Read more to find out how the two are related.

The holidays are just around the corner, and that usually means traveling to see family and friends. When you travel by airplane, the sound of the engines can bother your sensitive ears. As we always tell people, it is vital to protect your hearing when you know you will be exposed to loud noises. Your ears can only handle so much noise before it can affect your hearing.

The months of November and December typically have your calendar filled with family, friend, and coworker gatherings. At Sound Hearing Care, we want you to be comfortable during loud social situations, and we have compiled a list of tips to keep in mind during the busy social holiday season.

The new year is just around the corner and so is tax season. Many people don’t know, but there are opportunities to help you with the high cost of hearing aids. Hearing aids can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, and most people don’t have the funds saved to pay for them. Most health insurance plans, including Medicare, don’t provide any coverage for hearing aids. A lot of people even refuse to buy them because they can’t afford them.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated by everyone. Whether you are a toddler walking around trick-or-treating for the very first time or you are watching your grandchildren get dressed in spooky costumes, Halloween is a fun celebration shared with friends and family. Halloween is just a few short weeks away, and you may already see neighbors decorating their yards with huge, inflatable ghosts. Halloween night you will see groups of children, teenagers, and even adults dressed as their favorite characters, witches, zombies, and princesses. It is a holiday beloved by many.

A dog is a man’s best friend, so the saying goes, but for many decades dogs have been helping people who are blind, deaf, and in need of service navigate the world. For people who are hard of hearing, a hearing assistance dog helps keep their humans safe from harm that they might not be aware of in their home or help them during loud social gatherings. Having a hearing assistance dog in your life can help you live more independently and have confidence in life.

Millions of people around the world suffer from tinnitus, which can be very debilitating depending on the severity. If you have tinnitus and it doesn’t bother you then that might have something to do with the way your brain processes emotions. The University of Illinois conducted a study that revealed that people who have tinnitus also process emotional sounds differently. The study also showed that there are differences in the areas of the brain that are used for processing emotions.

Anyone can suffer from temporary hearing loss. It can happen at any time and for any number of reasons. Most people experience it after being exposed to loud noises or have a cold. Usually, the temporary hearing loss goes away within a day or two, but if it doesn’t, you should seek professional help.

Many people think that hearing aids are only for those with significant hearing loss. Beck et al (2018) reported that in addition to the 37 million Americans with audiometric hearing loss, 26 million have hearing difficulty and/or difficulty understanding speech in noise (SIN) even when passing normal clinical thresholds.

Now you can receive hearing care from the comforts of your home with the new Remote Care™ app. All you need is smartphone and Widex hearing aids. Learn more about this amazing new capability and how Sound Hearing Care can help you or a loved one no matter where they are!

Adam Savage, from the Discovery Channel TV show MythBuster’s and founder of the Tested podcast, has been very vocal about his hearing loss and recently switched to the Widex Evoke hearing aids. According to Adam, the difference is astounding!

Hearing loss not only affects the person who can’t hear, but it affects their loved ones as well. Often when a family member suffers from hearing loss, a communication breakdown can happen. When there is difficulty communicating, it can cause friction and put stress on some of the most critical relationships in your life. When you have family support you during your hearing loss is very important, and when you have a family member come to your audiologist visit, it can help your family understand your hearing loss on a deeper level.