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How to Wear Hearing Aids with Glasses or a Nasal Cannula

Submitted by AAHstaff on Fri, 11/30/2018 - 13:42
Elderly Woman's Hands Holding Glasses

 

The most common hearing aid type, behind-the-ear (BTE), is also the most likely to create issues for those who wear glasses or use oxygen. Why? BTE hearing aids, glasses, and nasal cannulas all rest behind your ears, making it easy for one item to interfere with the other. The good news is that there is still a way for you to hear better, while wearing your glasses or nasal cannula. Here’s how.

How to Own Your Hearing Loss in 4 Easy Steps

Submitted by AAHstaff on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 14:51

 

When diagnosed with hearing loss, it can be tempting to withdraw from others in an attempt to hide your condition. However, having hearing loss isn’t a reason to hide away. Remember, you aren’t your hearing loss: You are a person with hearing loss. Here are four steps you should take to own your hearing loss, and start living your life to the fullest once again.

How to Prep Your Hearing Aids for the Cold

Submitted by AAHstaff on Thu, 10/18/2018 - 10:24

 

For most people, summer means heading outdoors and going camping, jumping in the pool, or taking a trip to the beach. But when the leaves start falling and temperatures start dropping, it’s a great time to ensure your hearing aids’ performance do not follow suit. Let’s take a look at how the winter weather can impact your hearing aids and what you can do about it.

5 Steps to Help Ease the Burden of Hearing Loss

Submitted by AAHstaff on Tue, 09/19/2017 - 14:13

 

Coping with any disability comes with unforeseen challenges for the afflicted as well as friends and family. Hearing impairment means constantly being faced with deciding whether to ask for clarification, ignore the point and hope you’ll catch up later, or staying at home and avoiding people and conversations entirely.  But life with hearing loss doesn’t have to be hard. Use these steps to help maintain a healthy hearing-impaired lifestyle and ease the burden of hearing loss.

What To Expect With New Hearing Aids

Submitted by AAHstaff on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 12:14

 

While we may not notice the onset of hearing loss, we most assuredly do notice when our gradually lost hearing is suddenly replaced by a high-tech object resting in our ear canal. While there is little doubt that wearing hearing aids is a great benefit and brings about a life altering change, it also takes some getting used to.

Tips For New Hearing Aid Users

Submitted by epkep on Mon, 01/20/2014 - 10:06

 

If you have not worn a hearing aid before, there will be a transition period where you think they may not be working. This feeling is very normal, as you have to train you brain to hear again. Here are seven tips for helping you, as a new hearing aid user, to get the best experience from your new device.