Tips for Protecting Hearing Aids With an Active Lifestyle
Approximately 15% of U.S. adults report some trouble hearing. Knowing how to accommodate for your hearing loss with the use of hearing aids can help you continue to enjoy an active lifestyle of hiking and running at Garvin Park, swimming at the lake and more. Hearing aids are small but technologically advanced devices with a…
If You Have Hearing Loss, It’s Important To Protect Your Remaining Hearing
If you have hearing loss, any remaining hearing you have without aids is referred to as residual hearing. While your hearing loss may progress over time, protecting your residual hearing will help prevent unnecessary loss. In 2019, 7.1% of adults aged 45 and over used a hearing aid. The technologically advanced devices have a microphone…
How Your Home’s Acoustics Can Affect Your Hearing
Have you ever noticed that you can hear better in some areas than others? When we think about challenging environments for those with hearing loss, the first places that tend to come to mind are those prone to high noise levels. This could be restaurants, amusement parks, busy coffee shops and more. A lesser thought…
When You Should and Shouldn’t Wear Your Hearing Aids
Among adults ages 70 and older who could benefit from hearing aids, fewer than 30 percent have used them. However, hearing aids don’t need to be a daunting thing. Knowing how to care for your devices can help you enjoy their benefits for many years. Choosing the right times to wear them—and not to wear…
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 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…
What Is TMJ-Related Hearing Loss
Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the hinge that connects your lower jaw to your skull. When you experience problems with your TMJ, it is known as TMJ disorder. While most of the symptoms of TMJ disorder have to do with the jaw, the ears can also be affected due to their close proximity. Below we…