4 Tips for Traveling with Hearing Loss
Traveling can pose some unique challenges to people with hearing loss. Whether you’re planning a road trip or a European vacation this summer, it’s important to know what steps to take to ensure your trip goes smoothly. Don’t Forget Your Hearing Aids (and Accessories) Hearing aids are your number one way to make traveling easier…
Do Your Hearing Aids Need Adjusting?
You want your hearing aids to provide you with the best listening experience possible, whether you’re at work or out to dinner with your partner at The Noble South. Occasionally, your hearing aids will experience problems requiring an appointment with your audiologist to determine if an adjustment needs to be made. Common Reasons to Visit…
How Can Treating Hearing Loss Help Your Loved Ones?
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect the person who has the condition. It can take a toll on their loved ones as well. Untreated Hearing Loss Can Hurt Relationships One of the biggest impacts of untreated hearing loss is how it impacts your ability to communicate. When you struggle to hear, your brain must work harder…
The Benefits of Bringing Someone with You to Your Hearing Appointment
Hearing loss is a gradual, progressive condition that many people have for years before realizing they need to seek treatment. If you are preparing for your first appointment with a hearing specialist, you might be feeling nervous and overwhelmed. This is why we recommend bringing your partner or other loved one with you to your…
How to Feel Confident When Wearing Hearing Aids
Have you ever experienced a scenario like this: You’re having a conversation with a new friend or kind stranger at Old Majestic Brewing, when you turn your head and notice they’ve caught a glimpse of your hearing aids. Your natural conversation takes a turn as your conversation partner begins to shout and make overly-dramatic mouth…
Ida My Turn To Talk Tool Helps Families Of Young CI Patients Find Their Voice
NAERUM, DK November 12 – The decision to choose a cochlear implant for a child has life-long implications for both children and their families. To assist families of children with cochlear implants, the Ida Institute has introduced the new My Turn to Talk online tool. The newest addition to Ida’s comprehensive Tool Room provides a simple step-by-step process…
2020 American Girl Doll Of The Year First To Have Hearing Loss
American Girl welcomes its newest doll, a surfer and cheerleader named Joss Kendrick, who uses a hearing aid. On Tuesday, the doll company released its latest family member, who hails from Southern California as its 2020 Girl of the Year, in partnership with 17-year-old pro surfer Caroline Marks, who will compete in the premiere U.S. Women’s…
Research Shows Turning Down Music Won’t Impact Your Fitness Routine
Turning down the music at your fitness classes won’t affect the intensity of your workout, researchers say. It’s common for fitness instructors to crank up the volume — sometimes to levels loud enough to damage hearing — because they think it will help students work harder. But researchers at the University of Maryland School of…
Penn Medicine Researchers Discover Hidden Brain Pathways Crucial To Communication
Using lasers to manipulate brain activity, researchers zero in on mechanisms underlying key hearing phenomena. PHILADELPHIA – Being able to understand speech is essential to our evolution as humans. Hearing lets us perceive the same word even when spoken at different speeds or pitches, and also gives us extra sensitivity to unexpected sounds. Now, new studies…
Evolution Of Our Mammalian Ancestor’s Ear Bone — First Detailed Study
New study shows how different stapes can be in species. University of the Witwatersrand – It has long been believed that the hearing bone called stapes, one of the smallest bones in ancestor of mammals, shows no differences between species. Now, Dr Leandro Gaetano and Professor Fernando Abdala from the University of the Witwatersrand’s Evolutionary Studies…