May 30, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
As hearing professionals, one of the frustrations we experience in our practice is that the issues that have caused hearing problems in our patients can’t be reversed. Damage to the tiny, very sensitive hair cells of the inner ear is among the more common...
May 24, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
Patients that are being fitted for a hearing aid to help them hear better often ask what the hearing aid will do with sounds which are still too loud for them. This is a normal question, one for which there is fortunately a comforting answer. In a nutshell, modern...
May 17, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
Just as there are numerous reasons for hearing loss, there are several forms of hearing loss; understanding the way that we hear is the first step in understanding the different types. We collect sounds via the outer ear, which is not just the portion of the ear on...
May 10, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
Even though it seems to be a straightforward question to ask how long hearing aid batteries will last, it’s actually not. How long hearing aid batteries last depends on many factors. One consideration is the company manufacturing the hearing aid. Battery...
Apr 26, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
Tinnitus is unfortunately a common condition, affecting an estimated 50 million Americans over 50. Tinnitus sufferers hear constant sounds in their heads that others can’t hear such as buzzing, clicking, ringing, humming or whistling. Tinnitus is often known by...
Apr 19, 2013 | Hearing Loss Tips
If you are finding it harder to hear ladies voices or children’s voices than to hear male voices, it could be an indication that you’ve suffered some degree of high-frequency hearing loss. Men’s voices generally fit in the frequency range of 85 to...
Apr 12, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
Considering the cost of high quality hearing aids, lots of people naturally wonder whether they need two hearing aids, or if they can get by with only one. In the majority of cases, the many benefits of using two hearing aids exceed that added expense, but there are...
Apr 4, 2013 | Hearing Aids
Hearing aids have not in the past always worked effectively with mobile phones, because of electronic interference between the 2 devices that caused static, whistling or squealing noises, or lost words. New government regulations, together with considerable advances...
Mar 31, 2013 | Avalon Hearing
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, is a hearing disorder in which the trouble lies not with the ears, but with the brain. The person with CAPD hears sounds correctly but something adversely affects the way their brain recognizes and interprets the sounds,...
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...
