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You’ve most likely heard that today’s hearing aids are “not your grandfather’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes modern technology so much better? And what exactly can modern hearing aids achieve that couldn’t
Sometimes, it seems as if we prefer to deceive ourselves. Wikipedia has an article called “List of common misconceptions” that includes hundreds of universally-held but false beliefs. Yes, I know it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the page and you’ll notice around 385 credible sources cited. As an example, did you
You have just finished your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now coming into the room and provides you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these symbols, colors, and lines. This is supposed to provide you with the exact, mathematically precise properties of your hearing loss, but to
We don’t need to tell you the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a different type of challenge: persuading someone you care for to get their hearing evaluated and treated. But how are you expected to get through to someone who denies there is even an issue, or
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before pursuing a qualified professional diagnosis, in spite of the reality that the signs and symptoms of hearing loss are apparent to others. But are those with hearing loss merely too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a handful of different
If the unknown generates anxiety, then a trip to the hearing specialist is especially nerve-racking. While nearly all of us have experience with the family doctor and the hometown dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist could be a first. It certainly would be beneficial to have someone elaborate on the process up front, wouldn’t
While the majority of us keep up to date with our once-a-year physical, dental cleaning, and eye examination, we typically forget to give thought to the well-being of our hearing. And when our hearing does begin to worsen, it arises so gradually that we scarcely notice and neglect to do something about it. It’s this
Do you remember the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetized bracelets that promised to supply instantaneous and significant pain relief from arthritis and other chronic disorders? Well, you won’t see much of that marketing anymore; in 2008, the developers of the Q-Ray Bracelets were legally mandated to return customers a maximum of $87 million thanks
Hearing impairment is dangerously sneaky. It creeps up on an individual over the years so slowly you hardly become aware of it , making it all too easy to deny it’s even there. And afterwards, when you finally recognize the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as troublesome and aggravating because its true effects
What is a balance disorder? A balance disorder can cause you to feel unsteady, giddy, woozy, or to have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. The source for this disorder can be linked to the brain, the nervous system and to an organ in the inner ear called the labyrinth. An important part of
Now I wake up each morning to the sound of birds A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second portion that
Research on balance disorders is ongoing. Recent findings from studies supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) suggest that the vestibular system plays an important role in modulating blood pressure. The information from these studies has potential clinical relevance in understanding and managing orthostatic hypotension (lowered blood pressure related to