How many people in your life have hearing difficulties? One person? Two people? A handful? No one? The actual number is quite possibly more than you think, because hearing loss — the inability or reduced ability to perceive sounds that...
Online Hearing Tests: Can They Help?
From blood-pressure kiosks in retail stores and vision exams online to home kits that test for HIV, blood-sugar levels, colon cancer, and more, the do-it-yourself approach to health screening continues to expand as the demand for greater convenience and consumer...
Making Moves — and Protecting Your Hearing, Too
Planning to bust some moves at the gym as part of your 2019 goals? You’re not alone. As a tried-and-true strategy for losing weight, feeling more fit, or simply stepping up physical activity for overall wellness, working out is a...
Self-Fitting Hearing Aids: Key Reasons to Consult a Hearing Care Professional Instead
Have you heard of self-fitting hearing aids (SFHAs)? Can they help if you have a hearing loss? What exactly are they, and how do they differ from traditional hearing devices fitted by a hearing care expert? What’s the best action...
No Bones About It: Osteoporosis May Nearly Double Risk of Sudden Hearing Loss
What does osteoporosis, a potentially debilitating disease affecting some 10 million Americans and 2 million Canadians, have in common with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, dementia, and other selected conditions? It can go hand in hand...
Is Your Child Safe When Grandpa Can’t Hear?
When it comes to having a babysitter available, many families consider themselves lucky when a grandparent (or grandparents) lives close enough to look after the little ones—either during the day or to give the parents an occasional night off. But...
Hearing Loss Associated with Development of Dementia
(Arch Neurol. 2011;68[2]:214-220). Available to the media pre-embargo at www.jamamedia.org). CHICAGO—Older adults with hearing loss appear more likely to develop dementia, and their risk increases as hearing loss becomes more severe, according to a report in the February issue of...
New Hearing Loss Simulator App!
Starkey has created a new app – the Hearing Loss Simulator – for your use as a counseling tool. Help patients’ loved ones understand what hearing loss is like. With the app, a specific hearing loss configuration can be selected,...
Hearing Healthcare Partnership
Good hearing healthcare is based on a partnership between you and us. Our job is to work with you to make sure you’re hearing as well as possible. We can’t cure your hearing loss, but we can evaluate your hearing,...