Did you know that high blood pressure has the potential to increase your risk of developing hearing loss? Beginning around the age of 40, some people begin to notice signs of diminished hearing. For many, a progressive hearing loss goes unnoticed because it happens slowly over a period of time. …
Comorbidities of Hearing Loss
Part 1: Diabetes and Hearing Loss Are you diabetic or prediabetic? If you answered yes, regular hearing testing should be incorporated into your ongoing healthcare routine. Diabetes is a vascular disease that can affect blood vessels throughout the body, which includes the ear and all of the organs within the …
I’m Confused! Hearing Screening, Hearing Testing, Hearing What?
My Insurance Company Offered a Free Hearing Test, Why Are You Charging Me for Services? Screening vs. Testing, what’s the difference? Several patients have advised that they are confused by marketing pieces received from their managed care insurance plan regarding hearing healthcare. Oftentimes, a “routine hearing exam” is marketed and …
Why not just buy hearing aids from Costco?
Why not buy hearing aids from Costco? Hearing health is a huge market with numerous options and working your way through the process of hearing testing to hearing aids can be quite confusing. While it can be tempting to go cheaper on your hearing aids by going to Costco, most …
Hearing Loss and Your Overall Health
Your hearing can be related to many aspects of your overall health, including physical and social well-being. Research indicates that hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with Type 2 diabetes compared to those without the disease. In addition, adults with pre-diabetes have a 30% higher rate of …
Is an order from my primary care doctor required for a hearing test? The answer is YES.
When we schedule a patient that has Medicare as their primary insurance, we always advise that a referral is required from their primary care doctor prior to testing. We are oftentimes met with opposition to this request and patients insist that they do not need a referral. While this is …
Realistic Expectations with Bluetooth Connectivity and Hearing Aids
In a perfect world your Bluetooth compatible hearing aids would never have connectivity issues. The reality is that every time cell phone manufacturers push a software update, there is the potential for your hearing aids to have issues with connectivity. With every software update, hearing aid manufacturers must scramble to …
Oticon Better Hearing Challenge
Take the Oticon Better Hearing Challenge! Can your current devices stand up to the challenge? Did you know that we hear with our brains and not our ears? Oticon More™ hearing devices give the brain more of what it needs to make better sense of sound, so you can get …
Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Devices vs. Prescription Devices
Lost, confused, unsure, or puzzled about the difference between prescription hearing devices and over the counter (OTC) hearing devices? We are here to help. On October 17, 2022 over the counter devices (OTC) became available to the public. The bill making this possible was introduced in 2017 and finalized in …
How Treating Hearing Loss Improves Your Relationships
When we ask relationship experts if they could recommend one way to improve relationships, a common theme emerges. Healthy relationships rely on good communication, and couples’ therapists and other experts agree that miscommunication underlies many other relationship issues. By definition, a relationship is a communication process between two people. When …
