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#HearingFactFriday: People who wear hearing aids are happy they do
For people who like proof, today’s Hearing Fact Friday should be right up your alley. Why? Because...
Posted on: 08/04/2017
Free cable!
Do you know someone who plays their TV so loud it feels like the whole neighborhood must hear it? (Mom and...
Posted on: 08/01/2017
#HearingFactFriday: More people should take advantage of hearing aids
We’ve written plenty about the prevalence of hearing loss — particularly how the number of...
Posted on: 07/28/2017
Can treating hearing loss help prevent dementia?
Just last week, a study published in The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals, called...
Posted on: 07/26/2017
#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...