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…