Don’t neglect cleaning your ears. Whenever you say that, you unavoidably use your “parent voice”. Maybe when you were a child you even recall your parents telling you to do it. That’s the kind of memory that can take you back to simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia of youth. But that
What’s a cyborg? If you get swept up in science fiction movies, you most likely think of cyborgs as kind of half-human, half machine characters (these characters are usually cleverly used to touch on the human condition). Hollywood cyborgs can seem wildly bizarre. But actually, somebody wearing something as simple as a pair of glasses
You go out of your way to ensure your hearing aids are well cared for. Cleaning them every day, you make sure they are safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty discouraged when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. There are several
If you’re still wearing your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also may be costing you in some ways. Hearing aid technology has advanced a great deal in the last few years! It’s changed to digital from analog, for one thing, and there are features now that weren’t
Assistive listening devices and hearing aids can be utilized to treat the prevalent condition of hearing loss. But hearing loss is frequently ignored and untreated. For individuals with hearing loss, this can trigger feelings of social-separation and depression. It can also cause a breakdown in personal and professional relationships, which itself contributes to more feelings
In the past they were called “books-on-tape”. Of course, that was well before CDs, much less digital streaming. These days, they have a much better name; audiobooks. An audiobook allows you to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like when you were a kid and a teacher or parent read
Remember the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you might have been taught that he migrated across the US, bringing the gift of nourishing apples to every community he visited (the moral of the story is that apples are good for you, and you should eat them). That’s only somewhat true. The authentic
Have you ever had your car break down in the middle of the road? That really stinks! Your car has to be safely pulled to the side of the road. Then you probably open your hood and have a look at the engine. Who knows why? What’s funny is that you do this even if
There are three sorts of individuals out there: those who are very interested and fascinated by history, those whose eyes gloss over and they start to fall asleep when history is discussed, and people who believe that aliens are responsible for history. The history of hearing aids is not about aliens (sorry not sorry). But
Even if you have an active, healthy lifestyle, you could develop hearing loss and specific cognitive challenges as you age. And a strong connection between the two has been recognized by scientists which should never be dismissed. So keep that hearing aid turned on. People with neglected hearing loss are two times as likely to
We’ve all experienced that itch that seemed impossible to scratch. You may think about this in a couple of different ways: First, you think about something you always wanted to do with your life but you never got around to (skydiving, for instance). Or, if you’re a bit less of a romantic, you consider that
Musicians rock. Their songs bring us so much enjoyment. The drawback is that music is nearly always loud, in fact, many people like it better that way. The musicians themselves are at an even greater danger of hearing damage since they are exposed to loud music just about every day. As you get older, you’ll
