Tips on Choosing the Best Hearing Aids for Seniors

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The Importance of Hearing Aids for the Elderly in Improving Their Quality of Life Hearing loss is a prevalent problem among the elderly. It is difficult to detect. This is because it occurs gradually. But hearing loss has far-reaching…

Hearing Aids and Cell Phones

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Would Your Hearing Problem Stop You From Using Cell Phones? Absolutely Not!  Is There a Mobile Phone Made for Hearing Loss? For people with hearing loss, finding the right cell phone can be difficult. If you wear a hearing aid and…

Hearing Aids Best for Severe Hearing Loss

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Learn How You Can Choose the Best Hearing Aid for Severe Hearing Loss  As a child, Gilbert suffered from a sinus infection that affected his hearing. Normally, hearing loss from a sinus infection is temporary. It is treatable. However,…
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The 5 Best Hearing Aids On The Market

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It can be daunting to try to choose the right hearing aid. With so many options on the market, it can be hard to know where to start. However, by taking the time to do your research, you can find a hearing aid that meets your needs and fits…
Hearing Aid for Tinnitus Will Help

Is There a Hearing Aid for Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is a condition that causes ringing, whooshing, thumping, or another unexplained sound in your ears. We're not talking about that mild annoyance known as phantom hearing when a room goes quiet. Since you're reading this, chances are…

2021 Update on OTC Hearing Aids

In my 2020 Future of Hearing, I shared with you how my profession may be changing in the coming years here in Memphis and all over the country. The OTC Hearing Aid Act went into effect around four years ago. It began paving…

Regaining Hearing: 3 Uplifting Patient Stories

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As an audiologist, I hear from patients every day about their struggles with hearing loss. I feel the discouragement many of my patients face. Simply put, they want to regain their hearing, so today I want to focus on the fact that people…

Your Balance and Your Hearing

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For Jon, the four-mile trek through the Woodland Trail in Shelby Forest was always the perfect way to welcome the weekend. But one hike last fall felt different. As trail runners passed him, he felt disoriented. He hadn't heard them coming,…

Did You Know These Celebrities Wear Hearing Aids?

Halle Berry got her start in the late '80s as a regular on "Living Dolls" and a guest spot on "Amen." She went on to star in many successful movies, including the X-men franchise.  In 2004, Halle revealed that she had lost hearing in her…

The Future of Hearing Healthcare 2020

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It's been over two years now since the OTC hearing aid act became law. The Act gave the FDA three years to establish guidelines for approving OTC hearing aids as safe and effective. At this time, the FDA says it has not approved any OTC…