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Hearing Loss and The Holidays: Tips for Hearing Loss at Gatherings and Parties
The holidays can be a busy and stressful time, and perhaps even more stressful for people who are hard of hearing. With the holidays comes opportunities for socialization like work holiday parties, family dinners, friendly…
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What Are Locked Hearing Aids & Why You Should Avoid Them
A consumer who has purchased a “locked” hearing aid means they can only have their hearing aid programmed, adjusted, or changed at those proprietary locations or offices. Proprietary companies that “lock” their hearing aids such…
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Tinnitus: Why Does It Happen?
Tinnitus is not a disease, but rather a symptom associated with a number of causes and aggravating co-factors. Before we can understand what tinnitus is, we must understand how we hear. How do we hear?…
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What the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act Means for You
We are excited to see positive movement for the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (MAASA) of 2021, a legislative bill that will help patients have direct access to an audiologist instead of needing a…
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What is Amptify and How It Can Benefit Your Hearing
Hearing aids can restore our access to sounds that we were unable to hear, but there is a crucial part of how we hear that can’t be helped with hearing aids. When we experience hearing…
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How to Protect Your Hearing From Fireworks
While the fourth of July is an exciting time and brings about beautiful fireworks, it is important to remember fireworks can cause damage to your hearing. Through proper preparation, you and your loved ones can…
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The Father’s Day Gift to Give and to Receive
What can we learn about how to listen that will transform the quality of our lives and relationships? Whether you are a father, a son, a grandfather, a grandson, an uncle, a nephew, a mentor,…
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Why is Hearing in Noise So Hard?
After over a year of living a very isolated life for most of us, many are feeling ready to get out and about after being vaccinated. Venturing out to restaurants, eating outdoors, maybe getting together…
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Kirsten’s Favorite Audiology Products
Each May, Better Hearing and Speech Month is a time to raise awareness about communication and hearing disorders while letting people know more about available treatment options that can improve the quality of life for…
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Am I ‘Losing It?’ – The Connection Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
Are these familiar, recent or current scenarios? It seems people are speaking faster and it may be taking longer to process the conversation You can’t remember names or places and are mixing up times and…