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#HearingFactFriday: 1 out of every 8 Americans has noise-induced hearing loss
This past February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) devoted a monthly...
Posted on: 07/21/2017
Separating hearing aid fact from fiction
Hearing and sight are arguably our two most important senses. Yet, if and when either starts to fail us...
Posted on: 07/18/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Hearing loss is very common
According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, hearing loss is so common, it affects more people...
Posted on: 07/14/2017
All Ears: What is causing the ringing in my ears?
If you have ringing or hissing or buzzing in your ears, you have what medical experts refer to as...
Posted on: 07/12/2017
50 years of better hearing
This year marks Starkey Hearing Technologies 50th year of helping people hear better. Our founder and...
Posted on: 07/11/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Wearing hearing aids helps with motivation
Do you regularly follow our Hearing Fact Fridays? If you do, you already know that wearing hearing aids...
Posted on: 07/07/2017
Happy Independence Day!
Obviously, we hear a lot from people who’ve treated their hearing loss with hearing aids — and...
Posted on: 07/03/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Fireworks are loud
We know — duh — of course fireworks are loud. Louder, even, than jackhammers, jets and rock...
Posted on: 06/30/2017
What is swimmer's ear?
Swimmer’s ear is an infection found in the outer ear canal, the area that extends from the outer ear...
Posted on: 06/27/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Osteoporosis can increase the likelihood of hearing loss
A 2014 study of patients with osteoporosis — a bone density disease that affects about 54 million...
Posted on: 06/23/2017
Help – Something’s wrong with my hearing aid!
Like any electronic device, hearing aids will occasionally malfunction. Not to worry – we’re...
Posted on: 06/19/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Hearing loss is America’s most common work-related injury
This is one of those hearing facts where it’s best to just quote from the sourced article and leave...
Posted on: 06/16/2017
All Ears: What is the best way to clean my ears?
Believe it or not, this is one of the most frequently asked questions I get as an audiologist. But before I...
Posted on: 06/14/2017
WebMD study confirms wearing hearing aids improves quality of life
We frequently tout the many benefits of wearing hearing aids — like improved relationships, increased...
Posted on: 06/13/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Men are nearly twice as likely to have hearing loss as women
Data collected in a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey discovered that men between the...
Posted on: 06/09/2017
How common is hearing loss?
Do you have hearing loss? Then welcome to the growing-larger-by-the-day club. According to the latest...
Posted on: 06/08/2017
We can rebuild him
There are dozens of confirmed benefits to getting hearing aids. And while most of them apply to the hearing...
Posted on: 06/06/2017
#HearingFactFriday: Wearing hearing aids enhances group participation
We’ve written before about the Better Hearing Institute’s survey of Americans with hearing...
Posted on: 06/02/2017
First Person: Rodney’s new hearing aids are “much easier to use” than his old ones
Starkey hearing aid wearers frequently share their stories with us over the phone, email or one of our...
Posted on: 06/01/2017
15 consequences of untreated hearing loss
Unlike vision, which people typically treat as soon as it starts failing them, treating hearing loss gets...