Children learn speech by imitating the sounds that they hear around them, and without the tools of hearing and speech many developmental milestones can be delayed and feel almost impossible. There is a myth circulating about children needing to be a certain age to have their hearing tested. Doesn’t my child have to be able to talk to accurately respond to a hearing test? Absolutely not. If you suspect that your child is hearing impaired, they can be tested as early as 4 or 5 months old with the appropriate techniques. Using a model based on human reflexes, doctors.Read More

Hearing impairment is one of the most commonly unaddressed health conditions in the United States. While hearing loss can be an extremely sensitive topic to bring up with a loved one, living with a hearing impaired individual who refuses to seek help can be a very difficult situation to navigate.  In many cases the spouse or family member of the affected person will fall into a pattern of co-dependency. In this situation, you may feel that you are helping by speaking loudly, repeating yourself, and interpreting conversations for your hearing impaired loved one. In fact by engaging in these.Read More

Imagine a hearing aid so tiny that it could fit snugly inside of the curve of your inner ear without anyone even knowing it’s there, and then imagine that without taking it out you could completely submerge your head in water. For most people with hearing loss, this has been a fantasy for years. Now, for the first time ever with the newest technology in hearing aids, it is becoming a reality. Just as other technical devices have gotten smaller over time, hearing aids are only getting tinier and more digitally advanced. 20% of American adults have mild to severe.Read More

“Turn it down!” This phrase is most likely familiar to you. When your mother told you to turn down your stereo, or video game, you probably thought she was just being a nag. Little did you know that she was ahead of her time, and (as this is usually the case with mothers) she was right! Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is a very serious and increasingly common cause of concern in healthcare today, and it is drastically changing the face of hearing loss in our society. Did you know that simply blow drying your hair on a daily.Read More

Once you realize you have hearing loss, and have spoken to your audiologist regarding treatment, the most likely avenue for you to take would be purchasing a hearing aid. These mechanisms can vary widely in shape, style, and visibility as well as battery life and effectiveness. Considering the many options you have, this choice can be a difficult one. While most hearing aids consist of the same parts: a microphone, an amplifier, a receiver, and a battery; these parts can be controlled in different ways and the placement of the device.Read More