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PSAPs Vs. Hearing Aids
If you’ve been researching treatment options for your hearing loss, you may have found a lot of information about both hearing aids and personal sound amplification products (PSAPs). Both types of devices are meant to…
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How Hearing Aids Can Increase Quality of Life
Hearing loss affects an estimated 48 million Americans, but despite its prevalence, only one in five people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wears them. Many cite cost and stigma of “looking old” as…
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6 To-Do’s Before Buying Your First Hearing Aid
On average, people with hearing loss wait seven to 10 years to actually seek treatment for the condition. If you’ve been suspecting you have hearing loss and are finally ready to address it and improve…
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Do I Need Hearing Aids?
Losing your hearing – much like going gray – doesn’t happen overnight. Because hearing loss is a progressive condition, many people are unaware they have it until it has advanced beyond a stage that can…
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Are Your Symptoms from a Cold or a Sinus Infection?
This time of year, you can never be too sure whether that cough and congestion are from a cold or a sinus infection. In 2021 in particular, there’s the added concern that the symptoms could…
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Understanding Auditory Deprivation
If we asked you what the consequences of untreated hearing loss are, you’d probably list things like trouble communicating, difficulty talking on the phone, relationship strain and social withdrawal. And if you did, you would…
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Does Hearing Loss Affect Memory?
When you consider the consequences of untreated hearing loss, what do you think of? Many would mention difficulty having conversations in background noise, trouble hearing TV shows, straining to talk on the phone and problems…
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Should You Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Treat Earwax?
You’ve surely heard the warnings against using Q-tips and ear candling to remove earwax, but you may still be wondering how to get rid of the unsightly substance before your date at Hampton Park. Many…
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Does Hearing Loss Impact Mental Acuity?
You’ve probably heard the term “mental acuity” used in conversations about ageing and the elderly. In laymen’s terms, mental acuity may also be referred to as “sharpness of mind,” but it’s a little more complicated…
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Start 2021 with Healthy Hearing
The New Year is a time for a fresh start. Many of us set self-improvement goals around this time of year, especially when it comes to making healthy choices. This year, we’re challenging you to…