Hearing Health Blog

What’s your favorite song? Without knowing you, it would be almost impossible for me to guess, due to the large number and variety of music genres. But it would be safe to assume that your favorite song most likely brings about a strong emotional reaction. When people talk about their favorite music, they regularly describe […]

Read More… from The Link Between Music, Mood, and Motivation

To express that hearing loss is common is somewhat of an understatement. In the US, 48 million people describe some amount of hearing loss. Which means, on average, for every five people you meet, one will have hearing loss. And at the age of 65, it’s one out of three. With odds like this, how […]

Read More… from The Different Types and Causes of Hearing Loss

Our ears may possibly be our most mistreated body part. We pierce them, subject them to deafening noise, force cotton swabs inside them, and burn them with ear candling. Despite providing us with one of our most significant senses, we never give our ears, or our hearing, much appreciation or thought. That is, up until […]

Read More… from 4 Ways to Damage Your Hearing

If you have hearing loss, you might imagine it would be obvious, right? Well, that’s exactly the issue; most people presume it would. Unfortunately, although severe or sudden hearing loss is easy to identify, mild to moderate gradual hearing loss can be too subtle to notice. That’s the reason why, on average, people will wait […]

Read More… from 4 Hidden Symptoms of Hearing Loss

Researchers are looking at ways to apply new signal processing strategies to the design of hearing aids. Signal processing is the method used to modify normal sound waves into amplified sound that is the best possible match to the remaining hearing for a hearing aid user. NIDCD-funded researchers also are studying how hearing aids can […]

Read More… from Hearing Aid Research News

Discover how to clear the way for better hearing. Hearing begins when soundwaves enter the outer ear (the visible portion of the ear located on the outside of the head) and are channeled down the auditory canal, a tube-like passageway lined with tiny hairs and small glands that produce ear wax. […]

Read More… from How You Hear

Whether you wear hearing instruments, are just acquiring devices, or simply wish to improve your listening skills, LACE – Listening and Communication Enhancement – training will help you get the most out of the sounds of life. Because it is a computerized, internet-based program, we can track your results and discuss them with you. […]

Read More… from Listening and Communication Enhancement Program

“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 […]

Read More… from Cochlear Implants FAQ

Murphy’s Law informs us that “if anything can go wrong, it will.” A better variation might be that “things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance.” That’s the reason we change the oil in our cars, switch out the filters, and rotate the tires. We’re aiming to preserve our […]

Read More… from Extending the Life of Your Hearing Aids

The effects of hearing loss appear obvious, such as the stress of the chronic struggle to hear and the impact this can have on relationships. But what if the consequences went deeper, and could actually impact your personality? Research from the University of Gothenburg suggests that this may be the case. The researchers studied 400 […]

Read More… from How Hearing Loss Can Lead to Personality Changes