Understanding Sounds: How Do Decibels and Frequencies Impact Hearing?
Though you are probably familiar with the terms decibel and frequency when it comes to describing sound, you may not know exactly what they measure. Defining Decibels and Frequencies Frequency: Measures the number of sound vibrations in one second in hertz (Hz) Decibel (dB): A way of describing amplitude or measuring a sound’s forcefulness. In…
What Tests Are Available for Hearing Loss?
According to a study published in The American Journal of Public Health in 2016, “An estimated 25.4 million, 10.7 million, 1.8 million, and 0.4 million US residents aged 12 years or older, respectively, have mild, moderate, severe, and profound better-ear hearing loss.” In other words, hearing loss is extremely common across all age groups. In…
What Happens at a Follow-up Audiology Appointment?
Your initial hearing aid fitting appointment is an essential step in your hearing loss journey. However, your treatment doesn’t end there. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that you have a follow-up appointment 6 to 12 weeks after your initial hearing aid fitting. Why Is a Follow-up Appointment Important? You and your audiologist will…
How to Protect Your Hearing Aids While Swimming
Whether you enjoy swimming laps at the Tri-State Athletic Club or lounging beside your home pool in the summer sun, you want to make sure your hearing aids are protected. Moisture Can Damage Hearing Aids Like all electronics, hearing aids don’t do well when exposed to water or other moisture. If you’re going to be…
Keeping the Dream Alive
Spoiler: Some might call this a political post. But, I promise this is not a rant. It’s a concern I’d like to share. While speaking with a very dear friend of mine, the topic of socialized medicine came up. She is very much in favor of such a method of distribution for health care. She…
What are the Symptoms of Hearing Loss?
While there are several symptoms listed here, an individual with hearing loss may not experience all of these symptoms. Please use this as a guide or a tool to start a conversation about hearing loss with your family, an audiologist, or your primary care physician. You can’t tell what direction a sound is coming from. Voices or…
The Anatomy of Your Ear
This page will give you a basic overview of the anatomy of the human ear and how it works to receive sound.
Hearing Aid Batteries
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of the other ear. While most patients with a hearing impairment suffer from bilateral (two-sided) hearing loss, SSD affects approximately 60,000…
What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). What is Sudden Deafness? Sudden deafness is an unexplained and rapid hearing loss that…