Hear Well Live Well Blog

If you read last month’s blog, you learned about hearing testing – what a hearing test shows, who needs one, and why it’s important. Now that you or a loved one has had a hearing test, can you just sit back and relax? Not so much. What you do next depends a little on...

When hunting season rolls around each year, hunting enthusiasts across the country make last minute preparations to ensure they have everything they need; hunting licenses, the proper firearm, a place to hunt, special clothing for enduring the elements and hiding from...

What? Can you repeat that? Turn up the volume! If these are common sayings around your household, it’s likely someone has a hearing problem. People often choose to get a hearing test (or their spouse makes them get one!) when symptoms like these start to show up....

To say that the cell phone industry has taken off in the last decade is an understatement. Combine rapidly developing cell phone technology with recent improvements in hearing devices, and you have some really amazing technology. Technology that can have a significant...

If you have a child with hearing loss, you’re well aware of the challenges they face, and you’ve likely found ways to adapt your home environment to meet their needs. But what happens when they reach school age and must enter a new environment? One where you won’t be...

When you made the choice to purchase a hearing aid, you made an investment in yourself and your ability to interact with the world around you. With proper care and maintenance, your hearing aid should provide you with many years of hearing well. Here are a few tips...

Childhood hearing loss is a serious issue facing many of our young school-aged children. Sometimes there are signs that your child has some hearing concerns. However, when parents aren’t aware, their child could be facing severe delays in speech and...

Science continues to evolve and it seems as if we are uncovering new and amazing mysteries all the time. It wasn’t until recently that scientists discovered a link between hearing loss and cardiovascular disease. The two might seem completely unrelated at first...