by hearingguide | Apr 24, 2018 | Hearing Health, Hearing Loss, News & Research, Signs and Symptoms
What is the hardest thing about living with untreated hearing loss? There are probably hundreds of different ways to answer this question, depending on a person’s unique hearing loss and situation. Our minds naturally turn to the difficulty of keeping up in...
by hearingguide | Apr 15, 2018 | Hearing Health, Hearing Loss, Lifestyle & Leisure, News & Research
Smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol to excess. These activities carry serious and well-known health risks, ranging from heart disease to dental problems to diabetes, to cancer. But researchers are now finding evidence of another, less publicized health risk: lifelong...
by hearingguide | Mar 26, 2018 | Communication, Hearing Health, Hearing Loss, Signs and Symptoms
Are you having difficulties with communication? Do you find yourself lagging behind in conversations, or missing the meaning of what’s being said? Struggling to hear, especially at crowded restaurants or places with a lot of background noise, could signal hearing...
by hearingguide | Mar 23, 2018 | Family and Friends, Hearing Health, Hearing Loss, Tips & Tricks
One thing we know about our culture’s communication habits is that everyone has different methods of preferred communication. It’s why “How to Effectively Communicate” seminars continue to sell out across the nation. We also know the positive rewards we reap when we...
by hearingguide | Mar 1, 2018 | Hearing Health, Hearing Loss
In the past few years, surveys have indicated that Americans drive more than ever. According to NPR, the Federal Highway Administration released data that “drivers in cars, minivans, and SUVs put a record 3.22 trillion miles on the nation’s road last year, up 2.8...
by hearingguide | Feb 26, 2018 | Hearing Health, Hearing Loss
The Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 In August 2017, we saw major changes to the future of hearing health in the US with the passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act (OTC Hearing Aid Act). As a joint effort by both Democrats and Republicans, the OTC...
