Should You Have Your Hearing Aids Professionally Cleaned?
Hearing aids are built to withstand some levels of moisture and debris, but they require regular maintenance and cleaning to ensure residue doesn’t build up and clog the essential components of the devices. In addition, hearing aids can encourage earwax production by stimulating the aural canal while blocking earwax migration out of the ear canals….
Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Safety
It is no secret that hearing aids can improve your hearing and help with your communication. But did you know that treating your hearing loss can improve your quality of life, increase your independence and even strengthen your feelings of safety? Improve Balance According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, millions of people…
The Benefits of Hearing Aid Counseling
Roughly one in five people in the Bay Area have some degree of hearing loss. The majority of individuals in San Francisco can benefit from treatment with hearing aids, but learning to use them properly in order to get the most from these devices takes a little time. Choosing a Hearing Aid is Only the…
Bill Expanding Hearing Aid Coverage for Minors Heads to California Senate
A bill to expand hearing aid coverage for minors in California is heading to the Senate for a vote. Audiologists in San Francisco applaud the measure, because hearing loss in children is especially problematic. How AB 598 Will Address Hearing Loss in Children AB 598 is designed to ensure that all children have access to…
AAD & the Cocktail Party Effect
If you’ve ever been to a cocktail party in San Rafael and are hearing impaired, you know how difficult it can be to hold a one-on-one conversation with somebody. The brain’s inability to focus on a sound source while blocking out other irrelevant sounds even has a name: it’s the – no surprise here –…
Does Your Ear or Your Brain Hear?
If you’re like most people in San Francisco with a basic understanding of the hearing process, you probably assume your ears are responsible for hearing. In reality, your brain does most of the work! We’re not saying your ears aren’t important. After all, you need them to keep your sunglasses from falling off. OK, they…
Don’t Let Hearing Loss Ground You
It should be plane to anybody who has traveled by air in recent years that the skies aren’t nearly as friendly as they used to be. Cramped seating, oversold flights, lengthy delays, reduced meal service and misrouted luggage are only the tip of the iceberg; for those with hearing loss in Walnut Creek and other…
Is it Time to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids?
People in San Rafael with hearing aids are already taking the most important step they can in treating their hearing impairment. For the majority of patients with hearing loss, these devices help restore the ability to communicate and promise significant quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever; eventually, you’ll need to upgrade your hearing…