Full time hearing instrument specialist for Michels Hearing Aid Centers. Conducts hearing tests and thorough hearing evaluations for people seeking improved hearing with the newest hearing aid technologies.
Getting hearing aids is a big decision and a smart investment towards your future quality of life. Before you make the decision, consider these tips to help ensure you get the best hearing aids for your needs. Do’s Do speak with a hearing professional about situations you want to hear and communicate in better. Do…
Hearing aids are amazing! But even people with normal hearing can sometimes struggle in loud environments. If you find yourself in a busy environment, these tips can help. Do’s Do look at the people you are speaking with. We all use visual cues whether we realize it or not. Do try to situate yourself in…
Introduced less than two months ago, Via AI hearing aids are already changing how people think of and use hearing aids. Why? Because Via AI is the first multi-purpose hearing device that not only sounds better than other hearing aids out there, it also let you track your brain and body health, stream music, phone…
The relationship between hearing loss and diabetes has long been debated. But research now concludes that hearing loss is more prevalent in adults with diabetes. One research study included data from participants ranging in age from 20 to 69. Important information they found: People with diabetes were 2x more likely to have hearing loss than…
Designed to provide universal connectivity and greater streaming capabilities, three new wireless hearing aid accessories from Starkey Hearing Technologies work with Via AI hearing aids to help you engage with the world around you. The TV While the Thrive Hearing app also enables direct streaming of audio, music and more with Via AI hearing…
A hearing revolution has arrived. Brand-new from Audibel® comes the world’s first healthable hearing aid with integrated sensors and artificial intelligence. Able to track brain and body health, Via® AI puts your hearing health in your hands through a new mobile app – the Thrive™ Hearing app – and a suite of new wireless accessories.…
Do you find yourself low on energy, exhausted after a day of busy interactions, whether at a social or work setting? Hearing loss may be to blame! Hearing loss and fatigue may seem unrelated, but in reality, they are much more connected than you realize. Fatigue is defined as “extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental…
If you’re reading this post, you’re probably thinking about getting hearing aids. You’re doing what almost everyone does today before they buy a vacuum or TV, or book a vacation or try a new restaurant — you’re doing online research. You are smart. Consumers today have an abundance of information due to the future of…
Have you ever experienced ringing in the ears after attending a loud concert? Then join the not-a-fan club. Many tinnitus sufferers — like Terry — trace their hearing issues to a concert or music event. And plenty of musicians wind up with tinnitus and/or hearing loss as a result of regular exposure to loud music, including Pete Townsend, Chris…
Numerous prescription and over-the-counter medications are known to be ototoxic, which means “poisonous to the ears.” Ototoxic drugs can cause vestibular dysfunction or damage the inner ear, which can result in hearing loss or tinnitus. Ototoxic effects can be temporary and go away once a medication is stopped. But some effects can be long-term…