We are spending time with a few articles focused on the acclimation period and process because it is often overlooked. Perhaps your hearing loss has evolved over 5, 10, or even 15 years. Adjusting to your new hearing aids will

It can be a common thing for some people to give up during the “acclimation” phase of your hearing journey and not wear your hearing aids. We will work with you to get through this phase, but it may take

An audiologist is a quality of life doctor who specializes in the auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) system to prevent, diagnose, manage, and treat hearing loss, balance issues, and related conditions.  Some people believe hearing aid dispensing (HAD) companies are

Ear Candling (also called ear coning or thermal auricular therapy) is the latest alternative medicine that claims to, among other things, clear one’s sinuses, relieve earaches, improve hearing, and cleanse the mind. The procedure involves a patient lying on his/her

On average, most people don’t know how to recognize the first signs of hearing loss because it most often occurs gradually and is an invisible issue that can be disregarded initially without realizing there is a problem. Many times it

We found an in-depth article to share with you if you are wondering why hearing aids are not covered by Medicare. As explained in The Hearing Journal February 2017 article, “hearing aids do not fall under the definition of a

Bluetooth hearing aids have caught the attention of the public in the last few years. Generally, when people are talking about Bluetooth hearing aids, they are talking about Made For iPhone hearing aid technology (MFI). Made For iPhone hearing aids

Hearing is important to the livelihood of a musician. However, musical performance may create sounds loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss and can interfere with the musician’s ability to perform the daily tasks of his or her profession or

Every day we hear a variety of sounds. Sounds that are too loud, or loud sounds over a long time, can damage your hearing. The loudness of sounds is measured in decibels (dB). Learn the decibel levels for different sounds

Musicians aren’t the only ones who need protection from loud sounds. Whether you work around loud noises with your daily job, or you enjoy going to concerts or shooting firearms on the weekend, custom hearing protection can be made for

Acoustic Neuroma Association, USA www.anausa.org The Acoustic Neuroma Association’s (ANA) website contains information about acoustic neuromas. American Tinnitus Association www.ata.org The American Tinnitus Association’s (ATA) website contains information about treatment options for tinnitus. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National