Most people are pleased with their hearing aids: According to one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of people who use hearing aids are pleased with their experience. When talking about specific activities, 85% were satisfied in a group setting and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in a restaurant or on the phone. […]
Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? There’s the kind where you jam every single activity you can into every waking moment. These are the vacations that are remembered for years later and are full of adventure, and you go back to work more worn out than you left. Then there are the relaxing […]
You’ve probably noticed that when movies or television shows get really intense, they start using close-ups (perhaps even extreme close-ups). This is because more information than you’re likely even consciously aware of is conveyed by the human face. To say that humans are very facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So having all of […]
Once you get used to your hearing aid, it’s hard to go without it. After all, your hearing aids are essential to connect to your world. But it will occasionally have to be upgraded or replaced just like all technology. The normal lifespan of a hearing aid From 3 to 7 years will be the […]
Have you ever awoke after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a beautiful song through your open window? Turns out, there’s a term for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. For whatever reason, birds see the sun coming up and decide to start belting out their favorite songs. Each type of bird has its […]
If you aren’t very wealthy, a car really isn’t an impulse buy. Which means you will probably do a lot of research first. You have a good look at things like gas mileage, overall price, and customer reviews. (You’re on Google a lot.) It makes sense to do this amount of research. For most individuals […]
Do you remember those gallon buckets of ice cream you used to find at grocery stores? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you start to become more specific in your taste as you mature. You start opting for the more specialized ice cream: the Haagen-Daaz, the Tillamook, the Ben & Jerry’s. All of […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. When you go to sleep, you always put them comfortably on the charger and you clean them daily. Suddenly and distressingly, your hearing aids are no longer working the way they used to. There are a few things you can do to troubleshoot the issue, thankfully. Not […]
If you’re still wearing your older hearing aids, they might be better than no hearing aids, but they also may be costing you in some ways. Within the last few years, hearing aid technology has made substantial progress. It’s changed to digital from analog, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t even […]
When it comes to history, there are three different types of people: those who find history to be amazingly fascinating, individuals who think history is horribly dull, and those who think history is full of aliens. Aliens aren’t behind the history of hearing aids. But it’s most likely a lot weirder than you may think. […]
