If you’re not really rich, a car really isn’t an impulse buy. So a great deal of research is probably the first step you take. You look at reviews, you compare prices, and you evaluate gas mileage. (You’re on Google a lot.) This amount of research makes sense! For most people who aren’t wealthy, it […]
Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the grocery store? A whole gallon of ice cream, yum! But you begin to become more particular in your taste as you mature. You begin going for the more specialized ice cream: the Haagen-Daaz, the Tillamook, the Ben & […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. When you go to bed, you always put them comfortably on the charger and you clean them every day. Suddenly and distressingly, your hearing aids aren’t working the way they once did. Thankfully, there are some steps you can take to troubleshoot the problem. Not doing any […]
If you’re still using your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also may be costing you in some ways. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made substantial developments. Ten years ago many of the features of current hearing aids weren’t even on the drawing board, […]
There are three kinds of people in the world: those who are really interested and fascinated by history, those whose eyes glaze over and they begin to fall asleep when history is mentioned, and people who believe that aliens are responsible for history. The history of hearing aids isn’t about aliens (sorry not sorry). But […]
As we get older, we all recognize that hearing loss and specific mental health challenges can progress in spite of a healthy, active lifestyle. And scientists have recognized a strong link between the two that shouldn’t be dismissed and it will help if you don’t switch that hearing aid off. Depression is two times as […]
Have you ever had an itch that you just couldn’t scratch? Okay, there are two ways to consider it: First, you consider something you always wanted to do with your life but you never got around to (skydiving, for example). Or, if you’re a bit less of a romantic, you consider that spot on your […]
Musicians rock. Their songs bring us so much happiness. The downside is that music is pretty much always loud, in fact, many people like it better that way. The musicians themselves are at an increased risk of hearing damage since they are subjected to loud music just about every day. As you grow older, you’ll […]
Have you avoided the calls from friends, family, and co-workers to finally invest in a hearing aid? Are you feeling that right now you really don’t need a hearing aid or that you’re not missing enough to warrant buying one? If your hearing continues to worsen, it could cost you up to $30,000 per year, […]
Hearing loss can really impact how you live, even when it’s minor. The way you interact with friends, coworkers, and loved ones can change drastically. Daily activities like going to the grocery store can become more difficult. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be all doom and gloom. On the contrary, a well calibrated […]
