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The Importance Of Utilizing Hearing Aids

02/16/20

When hearing aids are medically advised to be worn, it is not just to help people hear better. It also helps maintain what hearing capacities remain. Neglecting instruction to wear aids is likely to result in further hearing loss. It is important to wear them, as it helps to maintain strong and healthy social connections, making conversations easy to follow.

Hearing loss does not have to be the course plotted to sail. The stress that comes with consistently misunderstanding discussions can altogether be avoided. These devices not only aid in hearing, but safety as well.

According to Ivy League research[1], the incidence of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and cognitive decline is all mitigated by adopting the habit of wearing hearing aids. Serious implications may be avoided for those who seek out proper care.

With the help of hearing aids, lives become enriched. Deeper social and professional connections can result from the clarity of sound.

To get the most out of hearing aids, everyday use is a must. With consistency, an audiologist is better able to fine-tune and calibrate hearing aids. These adjustments are made to the patient’s personal needs and preferences.

Proper maintenance is also mandatory, for long-lasting effectiveness. Ask Southern Nevada Audiology for tips on proper use and keeping the device clean.

[1]Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, et al. Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(4):293–299. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868

Limit Exposure To Loud Noises

01/14/20

We are born with around 16,000 hair cells in the ear. These hair cells are what the brain uses to detect sound. Hair cells do not regenerate, and by the time someone notices hearing loss, many hair cells have already vanished.

After attending loud events, one may temporarily lose the ability to hear things like whispers or leaves rustling in the wind. Everything may sound muffled, and may be accompanied with a constant ringing of the ears. It may take a few days for normal hearing capabilities to return. Similar to a grassy field on a windy day, hair cells will bend on a noisy day. Hair cells that have not been damaged will straighten again, if given time to recover.

If a vast amount of hair cells were damaged from loud noise, some of them will not recover, and die off. Special consideration should be given to loud noise exposure, as repetitive occurrences are bound to destroy swaths of hair cells. This results in a gradual reduction of our ability to understand speech in loud environments. If changes are not made and overexposure continues, it will become hard to understand speech in any setting. Our auditory capabilities greatly depend on the cumulative level of noise we have encountered throughout life.

Please schedule your hearing assessment / checkup today! Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568 • www.snaudiology.com

Traveling This Holiday Season?

12/15/19

Many airports, train stations, places of worship, theaters, auditoriums and more now feature hearing aid accessibility enhancements. Known as an induction loop system, a signal emits directly to hearing aids and cochlear implants. Even amidst heavy background noise, you will be able to hear with greater ease.

Anyone with hearing aids can connect to this service by switching them to the “T” or “telecoil” setting. Just look for the hearing loop sign, it is a blue symbol with an ear and a “T” to let you know if that establishment has it available. If you are traveling outside the U.S. the sign may be a different color.

If you are unsure of whether your hearing aids have telecoils schedule an appointment with Southern Nevada Audiology!

Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568 • www.snaudiology.com

Tips For Enjoying The Precious Moments

11/14/19

With the holidays fast approaching you may engage in more frequent social gatherings. Whether you suffer from hearing loss or have a family member who does, here are some tips for improving your precious time together.

Get their attention first

Say their name or gently touch them first before you start speaking – this gives them a chance to give you their full and complete attention.

Get closer and face them

In crowded situations, getting closer will help communication and overcome background noise. Also, facing the person will help add non-verbal ques to reinforce your talking points.

Do not use one-word answers

One word responses are more difficult to hear. Words such as “yes” and “no” can sound similar to someone with hearing issues. This happens more often with background noises and if the listener cannot see the person’s face.

Speak clearly not loudly

To help the person with hearing issues it would be more effective to speak clearer and enunciate each syllable versus just speaking louder.

Avoid repeating, rephrase instead

If someone with a hearing issue, ask you to repeat your conversation then you should rephrase your sentence instead of saying the exact same thing.

This Holiday enjoy each precious moment! Hear well. Stay social. Enjoy life.

Please schedule your hearing assessment / checkup today! Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568

Hear Each Moment Fully

10/15/19

We tend to take for granted the ability to hear until it begins to fade away. Our ears contribute to many of life’s precious memories. To live fully means to hear each moment, especially with the ones we love. Hearing difficulties can cause miscommunication, disengagement from social activities, and ultimately lead to anger and depression.

So if you or a loved one are experiencing hearing issues then give modern hearing aids a try.

Please schedule your hearing assessment / checkup today! Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568 • www.snaudiology.com

Ears Need Rest

09/13/19

We are constantly surrounded by sounds and noises from electronics to traffic. It can be easy to forget that our ears work 24 hours a day and need an occasional break. Dedicating quiet time for 10 minutes, 3 times a day can help our ears and brain rejuvenate.

A good ear rest can help you to concentrate and recall information. It can also help reduce fatigue and stress.

You will be amazed how restorative a 10-minute ear break can be! How do you plan to rest your ears?

Please schedule your hearing assessment / checkup today! Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568

Hearing Aid Technology To Match Your Lifestyle

08/16/19

Listening environments vary from person to person. Some people have very high demanding environments and others have low demanding environments.

Finding the right hearing aid depends on a number of factors such as a person’s unique preferences, lifestyle and the type of hearing loss. Modern technology has evolved over the years quite a bit. Today’s hearing aids are packed with more features to help you hear in difficult listening environments. Plus, they are rechargeable, nearly invisible and provide a more coherent natural listening experience.

Please schedule your hearing assessment / checkup today! Learn more about the advancements in modern hearing aids.

Phone: 702.990.1568

Recommended Books For Anyone Struggling With Hearing Loss

12/04/18

Many of your patients may have travel plans to see family and friends over the holidays. Between flights, UBER rides, and time spent waiting for both they’ll have a lot of downtime. Because of this, you have an opportunity to recommend some great books on hearing loss and how to cope with it.

Such books are extremely valuable to anyone struggling with hearing loss – from those whom have been recently diagnosed to those whom have lived with it their entire life. There are a ton of great reads you can potentially recommend, so we picked out a few of our favorites to save you some time.

In no particular order, here are some books your patients may find helpful:

Shouting Won’t Help: Why I – and 50 Million Other Americans – Can’t Hear Youby Katherine BoutinAn engaging account of the author’s struggles and triumphs with, as she calls it, her “invisible disability”, Shouting Won’t Help: Why I – and 50 Million Other Americans – Can’t Hear You received positive reviews from the New York Times and People magazine. In addition to going into detail about her own struggles, Katherine Boutin also speaks with doctors, audiologists, neurobiologists, and other experts to help shed light on the widely misunderstood phenomenon of hearing loss. Perhaps the most uplifting moments of the book are when Boutin writes about the return of her hearing through the help of doctors, hearing specialists, and modern technologies. It is available for purchase on Amazon in digital, paperback, and hardcover formats.

The Way I Hear It: A Life with Hearing Lossby Gael HannanIn The Way I Hear It: A Life with Hearing Loss, author Gael Hannan uses humor, personal experiences, and practical strategies to take readers on a journey that looks at hearing loss at every stage of life. She offers tips on how to communicate effectively with hearing loss and provides heart-felt vignettes from people whom have attended her seminars and conferences. Because of the witty writing and effective storytelling, people without hearing loss will find it entertaining and insightful as well, making it a great book for your patients to share with their loved ones whom want to better understand their condition. It is available for purchase on Amazon in digital and paperback formats.

Living with Hearing Lossby Marcia B. DuganMarcia is a past president of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), which is now the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). In Living with Hearing Loss, she dives into all types of hearing loss, their causes, and the early warning signs of each. Additionally, she provides thorough information on seeking professional evaluations, assessing hearing aids and other assistive technologies, the potential of cochlear implants, dealing with tinnitus symptoms, and more. Leveraging her personal experiences, she also offers suggestions on how people with hearing loss can adjust in the workplace and other everyday situations. It is essentially a survival handbook for anyone struggling with hearing loss. It is available for purchase on Amazon in paperback format.

A Quiet World: Living with Hearing Lossby David G. MyersLast, but not least, A Quiet World: Living with Hearing Loss chronicles the struggles author David G. Myers faced with his gradual hearing loss. In great detail, he and describes problems the hard of hearing deal with both at home and in the outside world, particularly in the workplace. He also writes about hearing loss solutions, makes recommendations on coping strategies, touches on how family and friends can help, and provides information on new technologies and surgical procedures readers may wish to consider. It is available for purchase on Amazon in digital, hardcover, and paperback formats.

Any of the aforementioned books will entertain, enlighten, and help your patients. For those you are seeing before the holidays, ask them what their plans are. If they’re going to be doing a lot of traveling, recommend one of these books. Just be prepared to have a discussion with them about it during their next visit. They’ll likely be dying to talk with you about it.

Source:by Adam DawsonHow to Live with Hearing Loss: Books to Recommend Your Patientse3diagnostics.com

Loss of hearing is just a problem for the elderly, right?

10/15/17

Reconsider that thought, because exposure to noise – and not a person’s age – is the main trigger of hearing loss. It’s commonplace for older persons to suffer from hearing problems, but more younger people are affected by everyday noise as well. The post-war generation is going through skin cancer as a cause of all the sun tanning they did as young adults. And now this age group is also plagued by hearing deficiencies caused by being exposed to plenty of harmful noise.

Scientific groundwork made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) shows clearly that 16.7 percent of people in the US between the ages of 12 and 19 show signs of hearing loss as a result of exposure to too much noise. 42 million people between the ages of 20 and 69 suffer from hearing loss as a result of everyday sounds like for example traffic, listening to music via head phones, loud restaurants, concerts, or sporting events.

Even worse is that the younger age groups have no idea that hearing loss is irreversible. When loud noises destroy the exceptionally sensitive in-ear cells that make it possible for us to hear sounds, they do not rejuvenate as time goes by. Instead, the more frequently your ears are exposed to detrimental noise, the more of your cells stop working, thus ultimately causing permanent hearing loss.

Follow this advice to protect your hearing capabilities:

Turn the volume level down: Amongst the most common conditions is turning up the volume in your headphones and audio devices. And these gizmos are much more sophisticated than they were 30 years ago. Hence, when you listen to music, turn the sound level down!

Use ear plugs: Regardless of whether you’re at a concert, in a music group, working in your garage, or working with noisy machinery, it is very important that you wear ear plugs. If you regularly attend live concerts, get a pair of ear plugs for musicians. They protect you against loud sounds, and let you hear precisely.

Reduce noise exposure: Many workout classes brim with high energy and loud music. Stand at a distance from the loudspeaker and constrain exposure to the loud noise. Just as before, ear plugs are at all times a great pick!

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