According to Temple University research, women 65 and older who took twice-weekly yoga classes for nine weeks increased ankle flexibility and showed more confidence in walking. Flexibility and confidence? Sign us up! What Is Balance? Yoga can help with...
Happy Hearing Days Gift Guide
Great gifts come from the heart. Show how much you care with these thoughtful finds focused on creating connections at any age. FOR THE GRANDKIDS Headphones: Media and music are more accessible than ever, making headphones and, in turn, hearing...
The Benefits of Wearing Hearing Aids You’ve Never Heard Of
When it comes to communication, hearing is our most important sense — it allows us to gather auditory information during normal day-to-day activities. Hearing not only allows us to socialize, communicate at work, and talk with our loved ones, but...
Pink Hearing Aids Raise Awareness About Hearing and Breast Health
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Oticon, one of our most trusted hearing aid partners, combines the company’s commitment to promoting hearing health with support for breast cancer awareness. Oticon’s annual Hear in Pink™ campaign delivers compelling messages...
Could Ototoxic Drugs Be Affecting Your Hearing Without Your Knowledge?
What Is Ototoxicity? The definition of ototoxicity, in its simplest form, is ear poisoning (“oto” references the ear and toxicity references “poisoning”). Chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are known to cause hearing loss, balance disorders, or tinnitus are referred...
The Warning Signs and Real-Life Impact of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss symptoms aren’t associated only with your hearing. Be aware of the important and predictive signs of hearing loss — and how to help — with this guide. How Hearing Loss Happens: Hearing loss can occur as a result...
5 Ways Better Hearing Helps Your Career
When you think about how hearing loss might be affecting your life, the biggest financial impact that comes to mind is probably the initial cost of hearing aids. But the bigger financial impact is likely to be on your career...
How Treating Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Can Help Your Stress Levels
Everyone feels stress occasionally, and for some of us, it can seriously disrupt health and well-being. While some stress can be a good thing to help us power through difficult or dangerous situations, those who have daily stress usually see...
4 Ways Hearing Loss Impacts Your Life
There’s a common statistic that individuals with hearing loss wait an average of seven years before seeking treatment — and a lot can happen in those seven years. Hearing loss may have affected your life in any number of ways,...
Common Hearing Aid Questions – Part 4
Why can’t I understand speech in a crowded environment? Most speaking voices are in a mid- to high-frequency range of sound, which, coincidentally, is the range we lose first. A hearing loss in this range, with any loud or distracting...