Which hearing aids are the best? There is no easy answer to this question. Each brand of hearing aids have unique features and programming capabilities. There may be a “best” hearing aid for your hearing loss, but not one hearing aid that is “best” overall. There are many choices when …
Tips For Your Hearing Aid Purchase
Being informed about a major investment is very important. Just as you would ask questions before buying a new car, there are questions you should ask before buying hearing aids. Important questions to ask: Who is your provider – are you seeing an Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser? Look at …
Hearing loss and cognitive decline: What’s the connection?
When my mother hit midlife she sometimes called me “Luna,” the name of my childhood cat. Now that I’m the age she was then, I just as often go looking for my glasses for several minutes before I realize they’re propped on my head. “Senior moments” frighten me, as I’m …
Better Hearing Month Hearing Aid Giveaway Update
In May of 2019, Freedom Hearing Center announced that they would be giving away a free set of hearing aids. Freedom Hearing simply asked for anyone in need to send an email, letter, or video sharing their story and how new hearing aids would impact their daily life. Stories were …
Back-to-School Checklist for Kids with Hearing Loss
Gearing up for another school year? Now’s the time to help your child with hearing loss successfully transition to a new classroom or school. Like with so many things, a little preparation goes a long way. Before school starts First and foremost, make sure your child’s cochlear implants or hearing …
I Can Hear, Just Not Clearly. Do I Have a Hearing Loss?
What’s the number one complaint hearing care professionals hear from their new patients with hearing loss? Ask them and they’ll likely say it’s, “I can hear, but I can’t understand.” If this is what you’re experiencing, you may have hearing loss. Hearing loss involves not only the ears, but also …
How To Prevent Hearing Loss From Headphones or Earbuds
It seems like everywhere you look, from the gym to the subway to the street, people are wearing headphones or earbuds. This convenience comes at a price: The World Health Organization estimates that “1.1 billion young people worldwide are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices,” in part from …
Freedom Hearing Hosts 3rd Year Audiology Student
Freedom Hearing Center is thrilled to be hosting a 3rd year student that is in the Doctor of Audiology program at Towson University. Her name is Laura Owens, and she completed her Bachelors of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders at California University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Ms. Owens is …
Seven Reasons to Stop Putting Off Hearing Health
According to Dr. Piers Steel, a leading researcher of procrastination, putting things off is pervasive among Americans, and 95 percent of procrastinators wish to change their ways. What’s the big deal? Among other things, chronic procrastinators tend to have more anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorders, and experience delays in the areas …
Free Hearing Aid Give Away for Better Hearing Month!
THE STAFF OF FREEDOM HEARING CENTER WILL BE SELECTING ONE LUCKY PERSON TO BE FIT WITH A FREE PAIR OF HEARING AIDS! That’s right! May is Better Hearing Month and we will CELEBRATE this very important month by sharing the gift of better hearing! We invite you to nominate* yourself or …
