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Congratulations on taking the preliminary step toward healthier hearing by scheduling your hearing test. You’re already ahead of the game, as many people delay getting a hearing test for several years—in some instances decades. But now that you’ve scheduled your hearing test, you’ll want to ensure that you’re prepared for the visit, particularly if test
In the United States, hearing loss to some extent impacts 20 percent of the overall populace, or 48 million individuals. On average, then, one out of every five people you encounter may have hearing loss. For those who genuinely want to understand the condition—or that experience hearing loss themselves and would like some personal perspective—there’s
If you had the opportunity to prevent or decrease the risk of cognitive decline as you grew older, how much would you be willing to pay for it? What would you say to 15 dollars per week? That’s somewhere around the price of a professionally-programmed set of hearing aids, which the most recent research demonstrates
We might take it as a given that our hearing aids are scarcely detectable, can be operated with our smart phones, and can differentiate between speech and background sound. What we might not realize, however, is that those functions are the products of 400 years of experiment, design, and development. Even as early as 5
Envision your life in 2016 with half the stress and double the energy. Who wouldn’t want to have that? Even though virtually everyone aims for better health, it’s not a secret that most health-related New Year’s resolutions fail. We have a tendency to establish resolutions that are too difficult or too complex—all in the name
Quick question: how many people in the United States are afflicted with some form of hearing loss? What was your answer? I’m inclined to bet, if I had to guess, that it was short of the correct answer of 48 million people. Let’s try one more. How many people in the US under the age
With one out of every five people in the United States suffering with some degree of hearing loss, there’s a good chance you know at least one person who has some difficulty hearing. And bearing in mind the strong connections between healthy hearing and physical, psychological, and social health, the holiday season is the optimal
In the course of the year, we’ve searched and shared incredible stories about people conquering hearing loss to our Facebook page. These motivational stories remind us of what human purpose and perseverance can accomplish—even in the face of intense challenges and barriers. Of the many stories we’ve come across, here are our top selections for
