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• 11 reasons why you should test your hearing Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on November 05, 2019 Hearing loss happens. It’s the third most common health problem for older adults in the U.S., after arthritis and heart disease. Hearing loss is also very treatable — and more beneficial when treatment is started early. If you suspect you have hearing loss, here are 11 reasons why you should schedule a hearing test and find out for sure. A... Read More
• Do you have a mild hearing loss? Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on October 11, 2019 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). Normal hearing... Read More
• What is mild hearing loss? Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on October 08, 2019 Mild hearing loss may sound, umm, mild, but it’s quite the misnomer. Professionals classify any hearing thresholds between 25-40 dB to be a mild hearing loss. But short of measuring your hearing loss precisely, how can you tell if you have mild hearing loss? People with a mild hearing loss tend to be able to hear speech when someone is speaking close... Read More
• Is hearing loss avoidable? Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on October 02, 2019 Instead, I am going to write about what you can do to avoid the second-leading cause of hearing loss — noise-induced hearing loss. Did you know that one in four U.S. adults have noise-induced hearing loss? That’s a lot of people (at least 40 million)! The good news is that you can protect your hearing in most situations. And if you practice good... Read More
• How wearing hearing aids can help enhance your safety Posted by Roseann B. Kiefer, BC-HIS on September 20, 2019 You already know that hearing aids can improve hearing and communication. But did you know they can also enhance safety? Several studies have confirmed what many hearing healthcare experts and their patients already knew — that using hearing aids improves quality of life, and can provide the wearer with an increased sense of safety and independence. Here... Read More