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Your first hearing appointment and test - what to expect
Considering booking an appointment to have your hearing checked? (That’s great! Being aware of your...
Posted on: 03/10/2020
Hearing loss - the most common causes
There are quite a few causes of hearing loss. The most common causes of hearing loss are exposure to loud...
Posted on: 03/03/2020
Early warning signs of hearing loss
Hearing loss is often considered an invisible health condition, therefore early hearing loss signs often go...
Posted on: 02/25/2020
Dining out with hearing loss - 5 tips to improve your experience
Do you believe that restaurants have gotten louder over the years? They actually have! According to...
Posted on: 02/18/2020
What are hearing doctors called?
Audiology is the branch of science that deals with hearing. Audiologists are licensed healthcare...
Posted on: 02/11/2020
6 tips to help tinnitus patients
It’s not uncommon to hear certain people in the hearing industry quip, “Patients with tinnitus...
Posted on: 02/07/2020
Hearing loss raises the risk of social isolation
Hellen Keller famously said, “Blindness cuts us off from things, but deafness cuts us off from...
Posted on: 01/28/2020
Could Cavemen hear better than we can?
Science Magazine published an article suggesting early hominins, who lived over two million years ago,...
Posted on: 01/24/2020
Various medications can cause hearing loss
Over 200 medications are known to be ototoxic (literally meaning “poisonous to the ears”)....
Posted on: 01/17/2020
Enhance the benefits of hearing aids with new wireless accessories
With all the progress and advancements of today’s hearing aids and all the things they can do - no...
Posted on: 01/10/2020
Hypertension raises the odds of hearing loss
High blood pressure in adults can be a contributing factor in the acceleration of hearing loss. In 2013, a...
Posted on: 01/03/2020
High fever - one potential cause of hearing loss
High fever - or illness and disease that raise body temperature - can cause cochlear damage and cause...
Posted on: 12/27/2019
What does a hearing aid do?
Simply put, a hearing aid is a device specifically designed to improve hearing by making sound more audible...
Posted on: 12/19/2019
Hand me down hearing aids - what you need to know
Consider these scenarios: A family member has passed away and someone wants to wear their hearing aids. Or...
Posted on: 12/12/2019
Hearing aid dryers - what they do and how they help
When it comes to the care and maintenance of you hearing aids, following your hearing professional’s...
Posted on: 12/05/2019
Types and styles of hearing aids - pros & cons
With all of the information and options available on the market today, trying or purchasing hearing aids...
Posted on: 11/29/2019
Good ear health - what you should and shouldn’t do
Your ears are important. They need to be cared for much like your eyes or teeth. To help you help your ears...
Posted on: 11/22/2019
Tech Tip: How to stop and start streaming to Livio AI hearing aids
Our most recent smartphone compatible hearing aids have a great and popular feature that allows you to...
Posted on: 11/15/2019
Can treating hearing loss help prevent dementia?
As a society, many of us dismiss hearing loss as ‘not such a big deal’. Many believe that...
Posted on: 11/08/2019
Maintaining ear health and cleanliness
Taking care of our bodies is something we learn at an early age. We are taught and told often to stay...