Category Archives: News

Better hearing is the best investment for spare FSA or HSA funds

Hearing aids are an investment in your overall health and quality of life. They help toenhance your everyday by ensuring you don’t miss out on important moments, enablingyou to remain social and active, helping you stay safe and alert, and bringing you thejoy of hearing your favorite sounds, music, and people. All of these things…

 Hearing loss likelihood increases after age 70—as do health risks

Today’s hearing fact is another important reminder of how common hearing loss is as we grow older. But despite its prevalence, did you know that only 29% of people aged 71 and older wear hearing aids? While the reasons people choose not to treat their hearing loss can range from not recognizing the condition to conceding…

Top 5 traits of healthy aging—achievable through better hearing

It’s a time when we celebrate the positive aspects of growing older. And believe it or not, there are lots—everything from gaining a greater acceptance of ourselves to acquiring wisdom from our life experiences. What does healthy aging mean to you? Interestingly enough, more than 21,000 adults aged 55 and older were surveyed with that very question last…

Hearing Loss Can Hold You Back

Most of us are probably aware that loneliness isn’t good for us—but today’s fact offers the hard-hitting reality of just how bad isolation can be for our overall health. Considered as risky as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day, loneliness has also been named an urgent health threat by US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. So, why report…

Hear Better For the Holiday Season

As the holiday season approaches, there’s no denying it’s about to get busy for many of us (ho, ho, ho, that’s an understatement, right?). The preparations can be as eventful as the big days themselves—everything from planning the perfect menus to scrambling for gifts for everyone on our lists. We plan ahead not only to ensure…

Hearing screenings typically absent from routine doctor exams

Today’s fact headlining the lack of hearing screenings at routine doctor exams may surprise you—or not. If you’re surprised: It’s probably because you’ve been keeping up with the mounting research that strongly links hearing loss with dementia, cognitive decline, depression, loneliness, and falls. If you’re not surprised: You may be familiar with the current state of shorter appointments in the U.S. and let’s…

Hearing loss can make us socially withdraw

Today’s fact raises awareness of two of the biggest detriments of hearing loss—loneliness and social isolation. And they are not a huge surprise, when you think about it: Humans are social creatures, and when hearing, communicating, and interacting become more challenging due to hearing loss, it’s naturally easier to decline invitations, ship and transact online, and just…

Introducing Vitality AI—our best hearing aids yet

Just when you thought Audibel’s hearing technology had reached the summit of possibility for hearing aid wearers everywhere—we top it with a hearing aid that takes better hearing and living to a whole new level. Introducing all new Vitality Al. From its pure, clean sound and dependable durability to its multiple health, wellness and convenience…

How to know if you have hearing loss

Not sure if you have hearing loss? That’s not uncommon. Hearing loss symptoms are subtle and typically emerge slowly. It frequently takes years for people to realize they have hearing loss.  Also, we simply don’t test our hearing enough. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes that “less than half of adults who…

What is mild hearing loss?

Mild hearing loss may sound, umm, mild, but it’s quite the misnomer. Professionals classify any hearing thresholds between 25-40 dB to be a mild hearing loss. But short of measuring your hearing loss precisely, how can you tell if you have mild hearing loss? People with a mild hearing loss tend to be able to…