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Perceptions of Hearing Aids

NewsBy Chris MichelsDecember 14, 2021

Hearing aid perception vs. reality Hearing and sight are arguably our two most important senses (despite taste getting a lot of attention these past 18 months). Yet, if and when either starts to fail us — and both typically do as we age — we react to each very differently. You can tell by all…

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Types of Hearing Loss

NewsBy Chris MichelsNovember 23, 2021

Three of the most common hearing loss questions and their answers If you’re like us, you like to get to the bottom of any ailment you have. When you know what the exact issue is, you waste less time and anxiety and going-down-a-rabbit-hole Google searches wondering what it might be. And, because you know what…

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Hearing loss treatment and the role it plays in dementia prevention

NewsBy Chris MichelsNovember 11, 2021

A 2017 study, conducted by The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care, called dementia “the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century.” But you don’t need a study to tell you that. Ask friends and loved ones of the estimated 50 million people worldwide who have dementia (there’s…

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How to encourage a loved one with hearing loss to seek help

NewsBy Chris MichelsOctober 24, 2021

It’s been proven that — left untreated — hearing loss can have a negative effect on our quality of life. Studies have linked untreated hearing loss to decreased cognitive function, higher incidences of hospitalizations, falls and depression, and increased risk of social isolation and dementia. Those studies don’t take into account how ignoring hearing loss can diminish social interactions, television and…

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