How to Protect Your Hearing Aids This Spring
If you’re among the one in eight people in the United States aged 12 years or older who has hearing loss in both ears (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) and you wear hearing aids, you may be wondering how you can protect your investment. In the springtime, you need to take extra…
How To Avoid Hearing Loss While Riding Motorcycles
Many people find riding motorcycles to be an exhilarating and fulfilling hobby. If you are an avid rider, you probably know all about the importance of proper safety precautions and are equipped with protective gear like helmets and vests from Evansville Super Bike Shop. However, what gets talked about less is the importance of protecting…
Here’s How You Can Make the Most of Video Games with Hearing Loss
Do you enjoy playing video games to unwind by yourself or to have fun with friends? If you do, but you’re among the one in eight people in the United States age 12 or older who has hearing loss in both ears, you know that your gaming experience is affected. In this post, we review…
What To Know About Diplacusis, or Double Hearing
Though pretty much everyone has heard of double vision, far fewer have probably heard the term double hearing. Let’s take a closer look at just exactly what double hearing is, as well as how to treat it. Double Hearing Basics Typically, ears work in tandem to deliver the same sound in each ear, even if…
How To Store Your Hearing Aids Properly
In 2019, 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid, and that number will only grow. That’s because hearing aids are a game-changer for anyone with hearing loss. They make it easier to follow along during work presentations, make small talk with the barista at Penny Lane Coffeehouse and connect with your…
Why Wearing Hearing Aids Is Different from Wearing Glasses
Both hearing loss and vision loss are extremely common. While both are a type of sensory loss, the treatments for each are very different. We review how they are different below. Hearing Aids Are Less Common than Glasses According to The Vision Council, “There are 166.5 million US adults (63.7%) wearing Rx eyeglasses as of…
Signs Your Hearing Aid Doesn’t Fit Properly
According to one study, some of the reasons people are hesitant to wear hearing aids include, “hearing aid value, fit and comfort and maintenance of the hearing aid, attitude, device factors, financial reasons, psycho-social/situational factors, healthcare professionals attitudes, ear problems, and appearance.” The purpose of this post is to focus on hearing aid fit –…
How to Prepare for a Hearing Test
If you’ve taken the initiative to schedule a hearing test, congratulations! You’re one step closer to healthier hearing. You may be wondering what you can do to prepare for this test, and we review some tips for this below. Review Your Medical History & Medications Hearing tests are comprehensive. Not only will your hearing be…
How Do Audiologists Diagnose Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a phantom ringing, roaring, hissing, whistling, buzzing, humming or other sound heard in the ears that has no external source. Everyone experiences tinnitus differently – for some, it is soft and can only be heard in quiet environments like the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, while for others it is loud and constantly debilitating….
What Is Aural Rehabilitation?
There are many benefits to treating your hearing loss. In fact, according to one 2021 study published in the journal Trends in Hearing, “Social activity level increased and social participation restriction decreased significantly after hearing aid fitting in the intervention group compared to the control group.” But treating hearing loss isn’t as simple as just…