For most people looking to purchase hearing aids, the expenditure will be the third largest they will make over the course of their lives, ranking just behind buying a home and buying an automobile. With such a significant amount of money going into what is obviously an important item, most hearing aid consumers have similar… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Audiologists
Diabetes Linked to Hearing Loss
Diabetes and hearing loss are two of America’s largest health concerns. Nearly 30 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and an estimated 34.5 million have some type of hearing loss. Now it appears there is a good deal of overlap between the two. Combining the results of 13 previous studies, Japanese researchers found that… Read more »
What to do about Ringing in the Ears?
Live music is one of the great pleasures in life. Whether you enjoy classical, jazz, or even rock, watching your favorite group perform in person is likely to leave a lasting impression. And if you’ve been to many concerts, it’s likely that as you exited one of the venues, you noticed a ringing and/or buzzing… Read more »
How to Select a Hearing Aid Center
On a daily basis, we are accustomed to having many options and for the most part, we enjoy having these options. Based on our personal preferences, we are able to decide on everything from what sort of breakfast cereal we want to eat to the make and model of vehicle we want to drive, etc…. Read more »
Des Moines Register Response
As you may or may not have heard, the Des Moines Register recently published an editorial entitled, “Where’s the logic in these licenses?” This article directly addresses the odd, confusing and startlingly low requirements that must be met in order to become a hearing aid dispenser in the state of Iowa. Because this article was… Read more »