Most individuals are happy with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid users are happy with the hearing aid experience when talking one-on-one, as reported by a recent survey. When breaking down results with specific activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the supermarket, and 85% […]
There are a couple of types of vacations, right? There’s the type where you cram every single recreation you can into every single second. These are the trips that are remembered for years later and are full of adventure, and you go back to work more exhausted than you left. Then there are the relaxing […]
You’ve probably noted that when movies or TV shows get really intense, they start using close-ups (perhaps even extreme close-ups). That’s because the human face conveys lots of information (more information than you’re likely consciously aware of). It’s no stretch to say that human beings are very facially centered. So having all of your chief […]
Once you get accustomed to your hearing aid, it’s difficult to go without it. After all, your hearing aids are essential to connect with your world. But it will occasionally have to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. A hearing aid’s typical lifespan A hearing aid will usually last 3 to 7 […]
Have you ever woken up after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a delightful song through your open window? Turns out, there’s a name for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. For whatever reason, birds see the sun coming up and decide to start belting out their favorite songs. Each species has its own […]
If you aren’t really rich, a car isn’t really an impulse purchase. Which means you will probably do a great deal of research ahead of time. You take a good look at things such as gas mileage, price point, and customer reviews. (You’re on Google a lot.) This amount of research is logical! For most […]
Do you remember those gallon buckets of ice cream you used to find at grocery stores? As a kid, they were the best thing ever because they promised an entire gallon of ice cream, that’s a lot of frozen custard and high-fructose corn syrup! But you begin to become more specific in your taste as […]
You go out of your way to make sure your hearing aids are well taken care of. Cleaning them every day, you make sure they are safe and snug on their charger when you go to sleep. Suddenly and distressingly, your hearing aids are no longer working the way they used to. Fortunately, there are […]
If you’re still wearing your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also could be costing you in some ways. Hearing aid technology has progressed a great deal in the past few years! It’s changed from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features today that weren’t […]
When it comes to history, there are three distinct types of individuals: those who find history to be incredibly fascinating, individuals who think history is terribly boring, and those who think history is full of aliens. The history of hearing aids isn’t full of aliens (sorry not sorry). But it’s probably a lot stranger than […]
