February is American Heart Month, and as a hearing aid company, we have a specific topic we’d like to discuss in regard to your heart health: your hearing.
As we get older, regular visits to the doctor are even more crucial to keeping our health in check. At the same time, however, we are also more likely to acquire age-related hearing loss. When you have hearing loss, you may struggle to even hear the questions your doctor asks or what medications he prescribes. To make those trips to the doctor easier, try following these 3 tips.
At Advanced Affordable Hearing, we offer hearing aids that are pre-programmed to the most common hearing loss levels. Through a series of questions about an individual's lifestyle and their ability to hear in certain scenarios, we try to determine which level they would most likely fall into. Once we have an idea about which hearing loss level a person is in, we are able to recommend a hearing aid that best seems to match their hearing loss level.
As we grow older, our bodies start to change, and things that were once easy often start to become a bit more difficult. Unfortunately, one of the many things that begins to dissipate as we get older is our ability to hear. If you suspect that you have age-related hearing loss, it's important to understand what it is, how it happens, its effects, and what you can do about it.
Being able to understand the differences between hearing loss types can help those who suffer from hearing loss, and those who help sufferers, to choose the right hearing aids and treatments. Every person with hearing loss needs a hearing aid tailored to the type of hearing loss they are experiencing. Today, we are taking a closer look at one of the rarer types of hearing loss: mixed hearing loss.
While some forms of hearing loss occur later in life, such as age-related hearing loss or noise-induced hearing loss, others can onset when we are young. More often than not, hearing loss that occurs at a young age is a form of genetic hearing loss. Let's take a moment to understand genetic hearing loss treatment, as well as how it can be inherited and diagnosed.
Understanding the different types of hearing loss, in addition to knowing which one you might be experiencing, will help you to choose the about treatments and hearing aids. It's important to understand what is going on inside your ear so you know how to look after yourself and prevent further damage. Today, we are looking at one of the most common types: conductive hearing loss.
Understanding what causes hearing loss can not only help to prevent it, but can also help sufferers to find the best treatment and/or coping strategies for their specific type of hearing loss. If you suspect that you are experiencing noise-induced hearing loss, read further to gain a better understanding of what causes it, who is most likely to experience it, and how to address it.
Having a good understanding of different hearing losses can empower sufferers to make informed choices about the best next steps. This is why we aim to offer information about each hearing loss type to help you make the right choices, as well as save time and money. Today, we are taking a deeper look into a lesser common form of hearing loss: cortical deafness.
Here at Advanced Hearing, we believe that understanding the different conditions that affect our ear health and hearing can help us to protect our health. Different technological advancements and medical discoveries are helping those who suffer from hearing loss to live relatively normal, healthy and happy lives. However, before we can find the right treatments and coping strategies that work best, it's important to understand about our hearing loss.
