Hearing Blog – July 2019

Subtle hearing loss in young adults can alter brain function

Jul 8, 2019

Research found that young people with subtle hearing loss are altering their brain function in ways typically only seen in older adults. As a result, they could be paving the way for dementia. Researcher Yune Lee and his team monitored the brain activity of study participants 18 through 41 years of age as they listened […]

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Can hearing aids help with hearing loss in one ear?

Jul 1, 2019

Yes – hearing aids can help A LOT.  Why? Because we are meant to hear with two ears. Binaural hearing (hearing with both ears) is essential for hearing in noise, maintaining our natural perception of loudness, and it is how we effectively localize or maintain spatial awareness and feel immersed in our surroundings. So even […]

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