Hearing Blog

For the past few decades research has pointed to a clear link between untreated hearing loss and the development of dementia. While unaddressed hearing issues can have a detrimental effect on cognitive performance, less study has been the efficacy of using hearing aids to alleviate cognitive load and decrease dementia risk. Recently, a study of more than 2000 subjects with hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment looked at whether hearing aid use can actually reduce...

Today’s hearing aids are so small and discreet they often go completely unnoticed by the casual observer. Despite their small size, hearing aids are also delivering clearer, more nuanced sound processing than ever before. Such tiny yet powerful devices are a triumph in microcomputers and they are continuing to improve their technology.  But how did hearing aids become so small and strong? The answer may surprise you: hearing aids have long been a leading technology...

We commonly think of sleep as a time where the brain and body shut down and does not receive or process information from the external environment. But the brain is actually more active during sleep than we think. Throughout the duration of sleep, we move through several sleep cycles which include different stages and in some of these stages, the brain is more active and is able to hear and process sound – even though...

If you have noticed changes in your hearing you may be thinking about what this could mean. If it’s become more difficult to hear, your missing words during conversations, or sounds are muffled; you could be navigating hearing loss. A pervasive medical condition, hearing loss impacts an estimated 48 million people. It typically happens gradually so it is incredibly important to act on the seemingly small changes you notice with your hearing. You are likely...