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Apple Officially Announces a Hearing Test and Hearing Aid Feature | What This Means
Yesterday (September 9, 2024), Apple held an online event to make a number of announcements about their next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Having shared that Apple was rumored to be launching a 'Hearing Aid Mode' earlier this year, we watched with...
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children: The Silent Epidemic
While many of us believe that hearing loss comes along once we hit a certain age bracket, it’s important to know that hearing loss challenges can affect anyone of any age – including children. Genetics, infections, and medication side effects can contribute to...
Are You Too Young to Have a Hearing Loss?
If you’re reading this, perhaps you’ve noticed some struggles with your hearing recently: turning the TV up louder, asking loved ones to repeat themselves, missing instructions at work… It’s frustrating, isolating, and worrying to realize that you might need help with...
The Flex Audiology Show – Episode 17 – New Battery Packaging and No-ce
Welcome back to The Flex Audiology Show! Today, we’re chatting about the latest hearing aid packaging and the reasoning behind it, and then I’m going to reveal one of my favorite local restaurants. But before that, a more serious topic: the reasoning behind this new...
Treating Misophonia with Professional Hearing Care
I recently had the chance to join Dr. Stephanie Grace from Phonak and Liz Bonis from WKRC to chat about the brief history of misophonia and hearing care during their Listen to This segment. I’m so glad I had the chance to spread the word about misophonia, its brief...
An Honest Viewpoint on The Cost of Hearing Aids
Have you ever wondered why hearing aids are so expensive? It’s a question we get a lot in our clinic – and I can’t blame people for wondering why the price point differs depending on where you go! Hearing aids aren’t actually the expensive part; sure, they’re...
The Flex Audiology Show | Episode 16 | Auditory Deprivation
Welcome to another episode of the Flex Audiology Show! Today, we're going to talk a little bit about auditory deprivation and why if you need two hearing aids, you should get two – not just one. There’s a little interesting science behind this, so let’s get right into...
What Happened to ‘Hearing Aid Mode’?
What did everyone think of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this year? With all the predictions about “Hearing Aide Mode,” I was eagerly watching for the big reveal… that never came. With a slew of updates, including “Apple Intelligence,” their new foray...
Hearing Aids & Age
To set the scene here, I’d like to tell a story about a patient that I saw recently. I also told this story over video after the day ended. One of my patients is in the upper end of his 90s. He got fit with hearing aids from our clinic a few weeks prior to this...
Should I Get My Hearing Tested in My 50s?
Did you know that approximately 44 million adults across America who are age 20 and older experience some level of hearing loss? Hearing loss is often associated with an older bracket of individuals, age 70 and older. These days, we’ve been seeing a shift in our...