A recent scientific study has concluded that hearing loss and dementia may be more closely related than once previously thought. As the prevalence of both dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease and hearing loss increase, so does the amount of research on their connection to one another. What is Dementia? Dementia in and of itself is not a disease. Instead, dementia …
Why You Should Invest in Your Hearing Health
Hearing loss is a condition that impacts millions upon millions of Americans. Not only are people with hearing loss experiencing difficulty communicating, but their friends and families often feel the stress on their relationships, as well. It’s a condition that disproportionately affects older people, as age continues to be the leading predictor of hearing loss. One in three people …
Do I Have a Hearing Loss?
If you think you might need a hearing test, you probably do… Let’s say you are in a quiet room with just a few people, whether it be a Bible Study group or a small office staff meeting, you find yourself being able to hear and understand just about everything being said in that environment. Later on, you find yourself …
Move beyond words – Discover Next from Unitron
Unitron’s latest hearing aid provides you with incredible sound performance so you can hear the deeper meaning in conversations. Spectacular speech understanding is just the beginning Unitron is known for providing a sound that enables great speech understanding. But conversations are more complex than that. To have truly rich interactions, you need more than sounds and words. We read each …
All about Hearing Aid Help at Home: Tele-Audiology
As we know, Social Distancing is one of the more effective ways to stop the spread of Covid-19. For many Seniors with chronic and other major health issues, the case for Social Distancing is even stronger as it is reducing exposure. Telehealth has therefore been in the news lately as an alternative to face to face interaction, but what is …
Necessity is the Mother of Intervention – How Coronavirus is Transforming Our Hearing Healthcare Services
When our sense of hearing is interrupted, we can easily become isolated. Many of our patients rely on our audiological services and support to remain connected. Sounds Good! is therefore keeping our doors open for patients, but only allowing for one appointment at a time. Maximum distance, cleaning, disinfecting agents, handwashing, gloves, and face masks, when necessary, have become key …
Tips and tricks for going to a restaurant with hearing loss
Does it seem that restaurants have been getting louder and louder? According to experts, restaurants deliberately create louder environments as they want to create a “fun” atmosphere or making sure that customers don’t want to linger – thereby increasing table turnover and revenues. So, having conversation in a noisy restaurant can be difficult, even for individuals with normal hearing. The …
This hearing aid will leave you jumping for joy!
Hearing aids just keep getting better and better, and there’s no exception with the Moxi Jump from Unitron: First, you will notice the unbelievable sound quality. The most important feature of any hearing aid is the ability to hear conversations better in whatever situation your life may throw you. After all, that is the number one reason you seek hearing …
Introduction to Hearing Loops
Ever struggle to hear from a distance at a theatre, house of worship or in a meeting? Hearing loop systems in these venues, plus a telecoil in a hearing aid might be just the help you are looking for. Just to be a little bit technical for a split second: A hearing loop system is a set of wires circling …