Hearing Blog

If you’ve recently invested in a new set of hearing aids, congratulations! Millions of individuals wear these advanced, custom-fit, digitally programmed and personalized hearing solutions every day. These devices are fitted specifically for your hearing needs and will make a huge difference in so many aspects of your life at home, in your personal relationships, in your independence and at work. Like any new device, it takes time to understand how to make sure they...

If you’re thinking you have hearing loss, or a loved one has been telling you that you don’t seem to hear as well as you used to – you probably subconsciously know you have hearing issues. At Hearing Aid Specialists of the Central Coast, we get it. No one likes the bad news and taking a hearing test seems to be inviting bad news. Just try to remember that dealing with a problem can actually make...

Though you may believe hearing loss only affects your ears, this couldn’t be further from the truth. When you have hearing loss unseen limitations can impede the quality of your daily life. A recent study from Finland highlights that hearing loss often limits individual’s personal freedom in the way people structure their lives and the independence they have in their actual physical range of motions. The study looked at 848 individuals all between the ages...

According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, approximately 48 million Americans (20 percent) report some degree of hearing loss. While hearing loss is third most common physical condition behind arthritis and heart disease, affecting people of all ages it is a disability that can be invisible to most people. While it may seem too vulnerable for people who suffer from hearing loss to admit that they have a disability, the benefits of disclosure can only help...