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 …
Freedom Hearing Center Is Growing!
Freedom Hearing Center LLC is proud to announce that we are growing! We now have a full service hearing and balance center in Waldorf, MD! Please join us at one of our open house events this week as we celebrate this new location! The office is located at 3475 Leonardtown Road, …
It’s Your BRAIN That Hears NOT Your EARS
It’s Your BRAIN That Hears NOT Your EARS Your ears and your brain work together to hear and understand sounds/speech. It is your brain…. That uses the information from your ears to localize sound. That allows one to recognize sounds Helps one focus on a conversation. Helps one filter/separate unwanted noise. All four of these tasks (localization, …
Tips For Managing Tinnitus
Diagnose and Understand Your Tinnitus DO NOT panic! Tinnitus is usually not a sign of a serious, ongoing medical condition. The exact cause of tinnitus is often unknown, but one thing is for sure, tinnitus is not imaginary! SEE an Audiologist or Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) specialist interested and …
Freedom Hearing Center is Happy to Support the American Red Cross
A person waits, on average, seven years from the first signs of hearing difficulties to the time when they seek treatment. Hearing issues can result in stress and mental fatigue as well as increased anxiety and poor job performance. Studies show that untreated hearing loss is associated with cognitive decline …
