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How Do We Test Kids’ Hearing?
From the American Academy of Audiology 2-3 in 1000 children are born with a significant hearing loss.[1]Children of any age can be evaluated for hearing loss. Hearing loss can lead to significant difficulties with understanding…
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How Do I Communicate with Someone with Hearing Loss?
Listening skills and communication strategies involve more than auditory access. Oftentimes, changes in the environment or the communication partner’s behavior yield huge improvements in understanding. Communication Strategies for an Individual with a Hearing Loss Once…
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How Assistive Devices can Supplement your Listening Experience
Hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United States. For many people with hearing loss, hearing aids are an essential part of their journey toward better hearing. But what happens when…
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Hidden Hearing Loss
From the American Academy of Audiology What is hidden hearing loss? Hidden hearing loss a relatively new term. It describes hearing loss that cannot be measured by standard hearing tests, even though patients report difficulty…
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Hearing Loss & Cognitive Decline
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease.1 Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual change in how well you can hear. Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions in older adults.2 As…
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Hearing Loss and Feelings of Depression
Adults with untreated hearing loss are less likely to participate in organized social activities, leading to feelings of depression. Nearly 33% of adults 70 years and older have a hearing loss that impacts daily communication.…
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Hearing Loss and Comorbidities
A “comorbidity” is defined as the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases or conditions in a patient. Examples of this include anxiety/depression, obesity/high blood pressure, COPD/pneumonia, and diabetes/neuropathy. Likewise, there are several conditions…
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Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline A recent study investigating the association between hearing loss, hearing aid use, and cognitive decline was published in the Journal of American Geriatric Society. More than 3,500 individuals over 65…
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Hearing Loss and Cognition
It is estimated that 40–50% of adults over the age of 65 have a measurable hearing impairment. This rises to approximately 83% of individuals over the age of 70. Hearing loss is the third most…
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Hearing is our Forte: From Trumpets to Miniature Computers
Hearing aids have improved dramatically in a short period of time; they are no longer the bulky whistling devices of before and a far cry from the ear-trumpets pictured on the left. It is not…
