No matter how old you are, exercise has benefits for your body and mind. Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure, improve muscle and joint function, and even helps your mental and emotional state. However, when you wear hearing aids it’s natural to wonder if...

Once you have decided to get your hearing tested, it can be difficult to know where to go.  The TV and newspapers can be full of advertisements offering “Free Hearing Tests” or “No Obligation Trials” for hearing aids.  One way to protect yourself as a consumer is to...

Sufferers of seasonal or environmental allergies are familiar with many of the most common symptoms. Itchy eyes, runny nose, sinus pressure - none of them are surprising. But you may not know that allergies can also lead to hearing difficulties and other ear problems....

It’s easy to think that hearing loss is a normal part of the human life cycle and that you don’t have to worry about it until you’re past retirement age, but that’s a common misconception.  Approximately 15% of all American adults suffer from some sort of hearing...

Hearing aids are useful and versatile devices that can have a major impact on your life. However, they are also sensitive devices that require some care and attention to function their best. Cold weather and winter conditions can often lead to damage or performance...

The new year is almost upon us, and for many people that means resolutions aimed at improving aspects of their lives. But instead of simply resolving to work out more or take up a new hobby, why not make a resolution that will directly impact something vital: your...

Obesity is a term we are all likely familiar with. Many people misunderstand obesity as being little more than a cosmetic concern. However, it can be classified as a preventable but complex disease that involves an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity is more than...

Whether you’re holding a family gathering at your house or attending a get-together with friends, the holidays are a great time to reconnect and spend time with people you care about. But when you suffer from hearing loss, the holidays can turn into a period of stress...

Have you experienced hearing a noise in your head sometimes? Known as tinnitus, ringing in the ears is quite common, and it goes away after a little while. It is mildly annoying and mostly harmless. However, there are rare chances...