There couldn’t be a better time to be shopping for hearing aids. Today’s market marries both technology and design resulting in sophisticated products throughout the spectrum. And there’s no shortage of options, either. In fact, it can be difficult to navigate your way through such a dense marketplace to find what suits you best. Everyone’s pattern of hearing loss is … Read More
How to Prevent Hearing Loss & Reduce Its Impact
Hearing loss is one of the most significant public health issues in our society. About one-fifth of Americans report a degree of hearing loss. That is 48 million people who find hearing challenging in a society built for those with healthy hearing. What’s more, the incidence of hearing loss increases as people age. By age 65, one out of every … Read More
Things People with Hearing Loss Wish You Knew
Many of us have preconceived notions about the experience of hearing loss. It is not until we experience the condition ourselves that we truly understand the far-reaching effects of hearing loss. If you don’t have a hearing loss, but know someone who does – whether it’s a colleague, neighbor, friend, or family member – you have probably already made adjustments … Read More
Advocating for Your Hard of Hearing Friends & Loved Ones
We’ve all been party to a difficult experience another person is having, leaving us with the question of whether or not to intervene. It’s human nature to want to step in and lend a hand, but that’s not always the route that benefits the person in question. If you have a friend or loved one who with hearing loss, there … Read More
Great Things to Hear in Atlanta This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. It’s a holiday some people embrace and some avoid. This year, single or attached, make it your business to use February 14th to celebrate Love. Living with hearing loss often offers an extra excuse to skip the lovefest and hunker down alone. It’s well known that hearing loss, particularly untreated and undiagnosed, can … Read More
Wake Up this New Year with These Life-Changing Alarm Clocks!
Those of us with hearing loss know that acknowledging the condition and making accommodations in our daily life are an important part of the experience. Think back to the experience of getting fitted for hearing aids. Remember that life-changing moment when you could hear sounds that you’d been missing for months or years? Adjusting to life with hearing loss is … Read More
Get Fit with Fitbit & Your Oticon OPN Hearing Aids
Monitoring wellness with the latest gadgetry does more than just report back statistics. It also keeps users engaged and motivated as new behaviors become habits. The Fitbit craze that induced office-wide step challenges is spreading into other realms of wellness and that includes the hearing aid industry. A new app released by Oticon and compatible with OPN hearing aids recently … Read More
Great Things to Hear in Atlanta in January
With the excitement of the holidays over and done with, now it’s time to get back into the swing of things. If you’ve made a health-related new year’s resolution, don’t forget to include hearing health on that list! Getting an annual hearing check up is simple and painless with us at Atlanta Hearing Doctor. Here in Atlanta, we’ve got a … Read More