Helpful Tips

When you purchase hearing aids and finally regain control over your hearing, you might hope they will work forever. Unfortunately, like most things, they will only last so long and, eventually, will need to be replaced. But when? There are several reasons why it might be time to say goodbye to the hearing aids you have and hello to something new. In the following, we’ll share the top 5 reasons you should upgrade.

Musicians with hearing loss are certainly not alone. In fact, a study from 2014 revealed that musicians are almost 4 times more likely to acquire hearing loss than non-musicians. The same study also found that musicians were twice as likely to develop tinnitus. Just because you may be developing hearing loss, your chance to enjoy playing or listening to music isn’t over. Here are 5 tips that will help you to stay positive and continue to enjoy the music you love.

If you wear hearing aids, more than likely you have experienced hearing aid feedback. That annoying, alarming squeal that seems to be present at the wrong times, is sometimes an unfortunate reality of wearing the devices. However, it can be minimized or even eliminated by understanding what causes it and by learning how to make a few small adjustments.

The onset of hearing loss happens deceptively slow for most people, which makes losing your hearing much easier to get used to than fixing it.  Something you’re poignantly aware of if the title of this article caught your attention. The decision to try hearing aids instead of coping with diminished hearing might have been big, but it was only the first step, now you’ve got to get comfortable wearing them.