Hearing Blog – October 2024

Do you ever watch tv at a friends house and wish they would turn it up… just a little?  Was it crazy loud the last time you went to the steak house and wish you had some cotton for your ears?  Do you wear hearing instruments?  People with hearing loss are actually more sensitive to […]

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Not all hearing loss types are the same.  The picture of your audiogram/hearing test can be different from your friends.  Here is a little terminology to help you out!   Hearing is considered “Normal” if when tested you can hear all the sounds presented between -10 to 20 decibels.   If your test shows that you have […]

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The other day a patient was in for a routine appointment for cleaning of their hearing aids and ear wax removal when I asked; “How have you been hearing?  Do you need any adjustments?”   Hmmm…the response was interesting…so I thought I would share! The answer to my question:  “I don’t think I need any adjustments…I […]

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Not sure if you have hearing loss? That’s not uncommon. Hearing loss symptoms are subtle and typically emerge slowly. It frequently takes years for people to realize they have hearing loss.  Also, we simply don’t test our hearing enough. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that “less than half of adults who […]

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Well here I sit… the night after Hurricane Milton.  A bit reflective as I wrestled with a section of my dock that was dangling and trying to figure how I could keep it from totally disconnecting and sinking to the bottom.   Because it was a new dock just last year I was slightly sickened as […]

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Why do you think people put off correcting their hearing?   Right off the bat… many will say that it is because hearing instruments are expensive.  While that may be an underlying concern… usually it is not the primary reason.   Often patients actually admit that they put off getting their hearing corrected due to the anxiety […]

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Mild hearing loss is anything but mild. In fact, mild is a bit of a misnomer, especially when it comes to hearing loss. According to audiologists and hearing specialists, someone with mild hearing loss is unable to hear sounds quieter than 25 dB. However, any hearing loss threshold between 26-40 dB is classified as mild […]

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