Summer has finally arrived! This summer season offers a lot of fun. But before you hit the beach, the concert, or the backyard cookout, don’t forget to take care of your hearing. When you’re out appreciating summer, remember that your hearing can be damaged by loud noises. So it’s important to take steps to safeguard […]
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Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the supermarket? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you begin to become more specific in your taste as you mature. You begin opting for the more specialized ice cream: the Haagen-Daaz, the Tillamook, the Ben & Jerry’s. […]
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When you shower, always remember to wash your ears. It’s difficult not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Maybe when you were a child you even remember your parents telling you to do it. That’s the type of memory that can take you back to simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia […]
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Are you familiar with what a cyborg is? You probably imagine a half human, half machine when you think about cyborgs, especially if you love science fiction movies (the human condition is frequently cleverly portrayed with these characters). Hollywood cyborgs can seem wildly outlandish. But in reality, someone wearing something as simple as a pair […]
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You take good care of your hearing aids. Cleaning them daily, you make sure they are safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty distressed when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they used to. There are several things you can do to troubleshoot the problem, […]
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While it could be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, chances are what small benefit you get from them may be costly. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made significant progress. It’s changed from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t even in […]
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Assistive listening devices and hearing aids can be used to treat the common condition of hearing loss. However, hearing loss often goes undiagnosed and untreated. For people with hearing loss, this can bring about feelings of social-separation and depression. It can also lead to a breakdown in personal and professional relationships, which itself will foster […]
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In the past they were known as “books-on-tape”. Naturally, that was long before CDs, much less digital streaming. Nowadays, people call them audiobooks (which, to be honest, is a far better name). An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like having somebody read a book aloud […]
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Remember the old story of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you might have been taught that he migrated across the US, bringing the gift of healthy apples to every community he visited (you should eat apples because they are good for you and that’s the moral of the story). That’s only somewhat accurate. At the […]
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Have you ever been in the middle of the roadway and your car breaks down? It’s not a fun experience. You have to pull your car off the road. And then, for some reason, you probably open your hood and take a look at your engine. What’s strange is that you do this even though […]
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