Tinnitus: Why We Are All At Risk
Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from Tinnitus. It is often a loud ringing or buzzing heard in your ears and is a sign of hearing damage. The sounds can range from mildly disrupting to extremely exasperating.
Best Practices When Caring for Your Rechargeable Hearing Aids
Your hearing aids make your life easier and more enjoyable. The investment you put into them shouldn’t be at risk by improper usage, which includes charging your hearing aids. Review some of these best practices so you can take care of them properly.
Questions to Ask Yourself When Choosing a Hearing Aid
Whether you are choosing your first hearing aid or your fifth, deciding on one that you will be happy with for several years can be overwhelming. When you meet with a hearing care professional, it is good to go over all of your options to determine which will be the best for your hearing loss, lifestyle, and style. Read more to learn about the questions you should ask yourself when choosing a hearing aid.
Have sleep apnea? You might have hearing loss, too.
While researchers are still studying the relationship between the two, hearing loss and sleep apnea appear strongly linked, according to several studies published in the past few years.
Surviving a Visit to the Dentist with Tinnitus
Going to the dentist is something that many people dread, but for tinnitus sufferers it can become a nightmare. Even just a simple dental cleaning can cause anxiety with the tool’s dentists use. Scraping away plaque, drilling tools, and keeping your jaw open for a long time can be extremely uncomfortable.
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.
Hearing Aid Care – How Clean are Your Hearing Aids?
When was the last time you sanitized your hearing aids? Your hearing aids collect moisture and debris daily, and if you don’t clean them regularly, they become a breeding ground for bacteria. Find out how how often you should clean your hearing aids with this blog post.
Hearing the March Madness Games
Every March, friends and family gather to watch their favorite college basketball teams compete in the March Madness tournament. For people with hearing loss, that can be challenging hearing the announcers whether watching the games at home or in a sports bar.
Support for Tinnitus Sufferers
If you have ringing or buzzing in your ear, you probably suffer from tinnitus. If you’ve spoken with your doctor about tinnitus solutions and you were probably told that there is no cure. While that is true, there is still help out there to help you manage and receive tinnitus relief.
Celebrate World Hearing Day on March 3
World Hearing Day is held each year on March 3 to raise awareness on how to prevent hearing loss, tinnitus, deafness, and how to care for your ears. The Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO) creates a campaign each year to share information and awareness about hearing loss and how to improve hearing care.
Widex Technology to Help Your Tinnitus
If you find your tinnitus plaguing you and interrupting your day, Widex has developed an app to help you throughout your day.
Could Widex Custom be the hearing aid you’ve been looking for?
Are you looking for hearing aids that fit your ear so perfectly that you won’t even notice that you are wearing them? At Sound Hearing Care, we have the perfect solution for you! Widex Custom is the perfect hearing aid for every ear shape and size because it is made to fit your ear exactly! Learn more about this amazing new hearing aid technology.
Heart Health and Hearing Health – Are You Taking Precautions?
Did you know there is a connection between heart health and hearing loss?
Making your child’s hearing health a top priority
When a child has a hearing impairment at a very early age, learning to imitate sounds becomes very challenging.
Add a hearing exam to your New Year’s Resolutions - and here's why!
It is important to have a yearly hearing health exam because hearing loss can happen at any time and it often happens over the course of several years.
Widex Evoke – the smart hearing aid that makes your life easier!
Wouldn’t it be amazing if a hearing aid could adapt to each unique social setting and could enhance your listening experience? Widex Evoke is designed to do just that—it evolves as you and others use it. Learn how this amazing technology is making the lives of Sound Hearing Care patients easier!
Tips to Help Family and Friends with Hearing Loss Enjoy the Holidays
The holidays are a time to enjoy the company of family, friends, and coworkers. Many gatherings include a lot of people at parties hosted in houses, restaurants, and banquet halls. This can trigger stress for people with hearing loss because of the difficulty hearing conversations, and can also cause people to struggle communicating during social engagements.
How to Prepare for Holiday Travel with Hearing Loss
Here are 5 simple tips that will make traveling with hearing loss much more manageable this holiday season!
Using Hearing Aids During the Busy Holiday Travel Season
Do you wear hearing aids & plan to travel a lot this holiday season? The holiday season is one of the busiest times for travel. Visiting family or friends far away is a top priority so you can spend time with loved ones for the holidays. Unfortunately, traveling does come with some risks for people with hearing issues, but there are things you can do to minimize your exposure.
Alzheimer’s and The Hearing Loss Connection
More than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s. It’s a devastating and heartbreaking disease. Those who have watched a family member or friend lose them selves to it know this all to well. Learn about the symptoms and the connection between Alzheimers and hearing loss in this blog post.