Protecting Your Hearing Aids During Workouts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and two days of muscle-strengthening physical activity each week (2023). Whether you like to hit your weekly 150 minutes through a yoga class or a run around Pendleton King Park, you need to make sure…
Questions To Ask During Your Audiology Appointment
Scheduling an audiology appointment is an exciting step towards understanding and treating your hearing loss. Let’s take a look at a handful of questions you can ask during your appointment to ensure you get all the information you need to move forward confidently. Question #1: What Type and Degree of Hearing Loss Do I Have?…
Improving Your Safety With Hearing Aids
An estimated 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from hearing aids. In addition to clearer communication, hearing aids can also help keep you safe. Two Ways Hearing Loss Affects Safety When you think about safety sounds, things like fire alarms and emergency sirens are probably the first to mind, but they’re far from the only…
Start the New Year off With a Hearing Test
We’ve officially kicked off 2026, and what better way to start the new year than with a hearing test! Why is Hearing Testing Important? Hearing tests are an essential part of staying healthy, even if you don’t notice any problems. Just as routine medical exams help monitor things like cholesterol or blood count, hearing evaluations…
Understanding and Managing Auditory Fatigue
We all have those days where things seem a little more difficult than usual. Maybe you slept funny, and your work suddenly seems trickier to do, or you feel drained at the idea of going to happy hour at Finch & Fifth with your friends. For people with hearing loss, this dip in energy may…
How Families Can Create a Hearing-Friendly Home
Home means something a little different to each of us. Because your home is unique to you, it’s essential to ensure that the design and function of the home meet your specific needs. If you have hearing loss, that means organizing the space in a way that promotes effective communication. How Can Home Design Affect…
Managing Your Hearing Loss During Thanksgiving Grocery Shopping
Thanksgiving grocery shopping offers colorful displays of pumpkins and cranberries, families stocking up for big meals and that unmistakable holiday buzz in the air. But for people with hearing loss, a pre-holiday run to FreshTake Grocery can feel less festive and more overwhelming. Crowded aisles, clattering carts and holiday announcements can create a perfect storm…
Making Holiday Reunions More Enjoyable with Hearing Aids
The holidays create a flurry of communication challenges for people with hearing loss. The combination of constant conversation and frenzied trips to FreshTake Grocery can leave you exhausted. Luckily, with a technologically advanced pair of hearing aids, you don’t have to miss out on the fun. How Do Hearing Aids Improve the Holidays? At a…
How Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Football Season
Football season has officially kicked off. Fans are rushing to the stores to buy jerseys, heading to Pendleton King Park for a quick game of touch football and getting ready to stock up on Super Bowl snacks. If football season is your favorite part of autumn, you probably want to make sure you don’t miss…
Staying Steady on the Course: Hearing Loss, Balance and Golf in Augusta
Whether you like big courses at the West Lake Country Club or low-key nights at the Putt-Putt Fun Center, you know that golfing requires coordination and balance. While the two may not seem related, untreated hearing loss is one factor that can disrupt your balance, effectively turning your birdies into bogies. How Can Hearing…