Hearing Blog

World Hearing Day takes place every year on March 3. It’s an initiative by the World Health Organization that aims to increase global awareness of hearing loss and hearing health. The theme for World Hearing Day 2021 is “Hearing care for ALL! Screen. Rehabilitate. Communicate.” This year, World Hearing Day is a call to action, asking policymakers and individuals to find out more about hearing loss, and promote hearing care for everyone. This includes people...

“You are what you eat” the old saying goes. And this might be truer than you think. What you eat affects your entire body. Your diet plays a role in your heart health, your energy levels, and your immune system. Your diet can also affect your ears. A new study shows how a heart-healthy diet supports better hearing. Looking at Diet and Hearing A recent study published by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital...

If you have just invested in a new set of hearing aids, then congratulations are in order! You no longer have to struggle to hear your family, friends, co-workers and people you interact with daily. Your relationships can begin to improve and you can feel more confident navigating the world around you.  It takes a couple weeks to get used to your new hearing aids, but once you do, the independence they unlock is priceless....

You may have heard the saying “Two heads are better than one.” Well, so are two hearing aids. Bilateral hearing loss is the loss of hearing in both ears. In this case, two hearing aids are recommended. Hearing loss affects thousands of people around the world. For each person, it happened differently. It either came on gradually or was a sudden change that occurred overnight. Some may have listened to their headphones at too high...