by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Aug 6, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
The ironic part of hearing loss is that we don’t seem to begin appreciating our favorite sounds until after we’ve lost the ability to clearly hear them. We don’t stop to contemplate, for instance, how much we appreciate a good conversation with a close friend until we...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 30, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
The hearing healthcare industry has two barriers that prevent individuals from obtaining better hearing: The inability to notice hearing loss in the first place (because of its slow onset), and The temptation to find a quick, easy, and inexpensive fix. Unfortunately,...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 23, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
Blausen.com staff. “Blausen gallery 2014”. That there is a right way to clean your ears proposes that there is a wrong way, and in fact, there is a very wrong way. The wrong way is widespread, and it breaks the first rule of cleaning your ears: don’t...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 16, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
It’s popular to think of hearing loss as an inescapable problem connected with aging, or, more recently, as a consequence of the younger generation’s constant use of iPods. But the numbers indicate that the greater problem may be direct exposure to loud noise at work....
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jul 9, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
The maxim “you get what you pay for” is definitely true of hearing aids, and though modern-day hearing aids are engineered to be more effective than ever, they’re not exactly cheap, either. The good news is, modern digital hearing aids, while not cheap, ARE becoming...
by Audiology & Hearing Care of SWFL | Jun 18, 2015 | Hearing Aids News
Approximately 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no external sound source exists. This phantom sound is typically identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or...
