We recommend regular hearing health check-ups for our hearing aid patients to ensure they are hearing as well as possible. A comprehensive hearing aid check-up includes: Annual Audiologic Evaluation. We always compare the results to previous hearing levels. If we...
Is Cigarette Smoking Harmful to Your Hearing?
A five-year study of 4000 subjects published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found smokers were 1.7 times more likely to have a significant hearing loss than non-smokers, after adjusting for age, history of cardiovascular disease, alcohol consumption...
How Does a Pandemic Affect Noise Pollution?
We live in a noisy world. Dr. Richard Neitzel, of the University of Michigan, knows this only too well. In November 2019, his team at Michigan, along with a team at Apple Inc., set out on a two-year mission to...
Can Custom Programmed Hearing Aid Amplification Delay the Onset of Dementia and Depression?
Research scientists at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Lin, 2013) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) have shown that untreated hearing loss (HL) significantly increases the likelihood of dementia, depression or anxiety, and injurious falls in adults. Someone...
Happy Birthday, Beethoven
Hearing Health News This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest figures in Western music. He was born in 1770, died in 1827 at the age of 56, and suffered a...
Diabetes and Your Hearing
Did you know hearing loss and diabetes have something surprising in common? Sure, they’re both health issues affecting millions of people around the world: Hearing loss affects 466 million worldwide, and diabetes affects 422 million people worldwide, per the World...
Better Hearing, Resilience & You
“All things in moderation,” the saying goes, but can one have too much resilience? Looking back on such an unprecedented year, we’re not too sure about that. Like improved hearing, resilience can make a significant difference in quality of life...
5 Simple Ways to Boost Your Mood This Winter
Hearing health and mental health have a clear connection. In fact, untreated hearing loss increases your risk of depression, anxiety, social isolation, and more. Winter is also a prime time for seasonal blahs. If you could use a little mental-health...
Hearing Aids + Your Brain
You won’t “mind” this news about better hearing and improved cognition! Does hearing aid use help your brain? A growing amount of research associates hearing technology with improved cognition and slowed or decreased risk of cognitive decline. Get the latest...