Mar 23, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
One subject that is seldom discussed with regards to hearing loss is how to keep people who have suffered it safe inside their own homes. Picture this situation: you’re in your house and a fire begins, and like most people today you have smoke alarms installed...
Mar 17, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
Hearing loss can take many forms, and can occur suddenly, due to injuries or trauma, or gradually, due to the aging process. The experience of hearing loss may range from mild instances of not being able to hear conversations properly to extreme periods of total...
Mar 6, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
To understand the difference between analog and digital hearing aids, it is important to first appreciate the history of analog vs digital, and the alternative ways that they process and amplify sounds. Analog hearing aids came out first, and were the norm in most...
Feb 26, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
Approximately 20 percent of all US residents have some form of hearing loss, but there is one particular portion of the population in which that number is substantially higher – veterans, especially those who’ve served in foreign conflict zones. Hearing...
Feb 20, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
Hearing loss impacts people of all ages. In fact, for every 1000 children born, 2 to 3 will be deaf or have some level of hearing impairment according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Childhood hearing loss may be due to developmental irregularities in the...