Hearing Blog

Over the years, evidence has continued to mount supporting the association between untreated hearing loss and dementia—from the prestigious Lancet study that named hearing loss as the number one modifiable risk factor for dementia to the standout ACHIEVE research that found hearing intervention slowed the loss of thinking and memory abilities by 48% in older […]

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Wasn’t the cool weather last week just a treat?!   Don’t hate me!  My blood has thinned down over the years since I moved down here from Michigan back in 1980… but my yankee blood still likes a little chill around the holidays.  The Christmas spirit  is in the air.  Patients coming into the office seem […]

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Ahhh… technology: We love it. We’re sometimes frustrated by it. But let’s face it—we all can name at least one techno-gadget that makes life simpler or more enjoyable. Maybe it’s our car GPS—helping us get to wherever we want to go with a simple tap or voice command. Or our smartphone, that “right hand” that […]

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When an issue with our well-being emerges then steps must be taken to remedy the situation. Monitoring our health is important if we want to live a long life. It is necessary to have bloodwork completed and visits to our primary care physicians. Bloodwork; ultimately gives your doctors crucial information to help keep you healthy […]

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Audio accessories that pair up to hearing instruments help to improve a listeners signal to noise ratio.  Simply put;  the speech becomes clearer and more prominent for the listener.   While streaming accessories are a pleasant addition for all hearing instruments users….certain testing scores actually will indicate the necessity of an assistive listening device or accessory […]

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Today’s hearing fact is another important reminder of how common hearing loss is as we grow older. But despite its prevalence, did you know that only 29% of people aged 71 and older wear hearing aids? While the reasons people choose not to treat their hearing loss can range from not recognizing the condition to […]

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Everyone’s range of comfort is different.  Whether it is a comfort range of how tight you like to wear your pants….or how far you drive behind someone on the highway.  We also have a range of comfort with our hearing.  When the range is narrow; it is called Recruitment.  This term refers to a person’s […]

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Just when you thought Starkey hearing technology had reached the ceiling of possibilities for hearing aid wearers everywhere, we break through with another hearing aid that takes better hearing to new heights through leading-edge technology that helps you hear life in all its dimensions. Introducing Omega AI, the all-new hearing aid designed to help you […]

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Apparently there are a lot of people in denial about their hearing loss.    A recent study shows that more than 50% of people above the age of 55 have some degree of hearing loss.   In the United States over 48 million people have some degree of hearing loss that can be helped.   In the past […]

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Do you take pills?  Probably most of us do.  It seems as though almost all of us take some type of medicine.  It may be prescription or OTC (over the counter).. Maybe it is just an aspirin for a headache.  Arthritis may require you to take something a little stronger.  Whatever types of meds you […]

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You’re probably aware of the direct correlation between hearing health and brain health. You may understand that treating your hearing loss now instead of down the track has been proven to reduce your risk of cognitive decline—by nearly half. In fact, hearing loss has been named the number one modifiable risk factor found to prevent […]

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Hunting season is just around the corner.   That means that an increasing number of people will be exposing themselves to excessive noise.  This increase in noise from the gun fire also increases the risk of getting a noise induced hearing loss.  Interestingly, it can just take one shot to take out a significant amount of […]

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Having a little difficulty hearing?  Maybe not all the time; but, seems like your not catching everything that people are saying.  Maybe you’re just feeling preoccupied and not paying attention.   Maybe, just maybe, you have a mild hearing loss. A mild hearing loss is a hearing loss where your thresholds are between 25-40 decibels (dB).   […]

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It’s not uncommon for people to live near street traffic, but as today’s hearing fact shows, this living situation may pave the way for developing tinnitus. Tinnitus, a hearing health condition that impacts 10 to 25% of adults in the U.S., is characterized by the continuous sensation of ringing or other noise (buzzing, roaring, humming, […]

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Hearing is important.  It is important that you keep stimulating your brain with sounds and information.   When you have a hearing loss your brain goes into a fog.  It’s harder for you to carry on a conversation.  Having a hearing loss effects your ability to remember details.  After all, you can’t remember something you never […]

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With most things in life…when we involve other people we make memories and our experience becomes more diverse.   With our health needs it is important to take a team approach.  If you notice something is not quite right with your health then you let your doctor know.  If you are having a problem with a […]

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Today’s hearing fact from the renowned Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology calls attention to a startling reality that is important to keep top-of-mind as we age: Age-related hearing loss can decrease the ability to perform daily living tasks without assistance from others. Perhaps this fact may come as no surprise, since numerous different studies have shown […]

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Most people who have hearing loss aren’t born with it. Instead, hearing loss creeps up on us over time, usually caused by exposure to loud noises, aging, or some combination of the two. Statistics show that the prevalence of hearing loss doubles for every decade of life, which explains why one out of three people 65-74 have hearing […]

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According to the Lancet’s report, considerable new evidence has emerged that points to untreated vision loss as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. This includes the following: The Lancet concluded that “a clear opportunity for dementia prevention exists with treatment of visual loss.” Vision loss and hearing loss have similar dementia risk factors Interestingly, untreated […]

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As the social demands increase during this time of year—with everything from public holidays to graduation parties upon us—today’s hearing fact raises important awareness of “additional fatigue” that people with untreated hearing loss may be experiencing in their everyday lives: listening fatigue. Listening fatigue (also called “listener’s fatigue” or “ear fatigue”) occurs when we strain to hear and interpret […]

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