November 15, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Aging is one of the most prevalent indicators of hearing loss, and let’s face it, try as we may, we can’t escape aging. Sure, coloring your hair may make you look younger, but it doesn’t actually change your age. But did you know that hearing loss has also been connected to health issues related to […]
October 18, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Have you ever forgotten your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the wash or maybe lost them altogether? Now it’s so boring going for a run in the morning. You have a dull and dreary commute to work. And your virtual meetings are suffering from poor audio quality. The old saying […]
October 12, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
We normally think of hearing loss as something that develops slowly. This can make the symptoms easy to miss. It’s nothing to concern yourself with, you just need the volume on the TV a little louder, no big deal, right? That’s normally the case, yes, but not always. It turns out hearing loss can also […]
September 29, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
As your body ages, it’s not hard to detect the changes. Your skin starts to develop some wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees begin to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin starts to occur in certain places. Perhaps you start to notice some fading […]
September 12, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Imagine for a minute you’re a salesperson. Today, you’re having a very important call with a possible client. Your company is being looked at for a job and numerous individuals from your company have gathered on a conference call. As the call goes on, voices go up and down…and are at times hard to hear. […]
September 6, 2023 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Isn’t pizza interesting? As long as a few criteria are met, you can adjust toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. That’s a lot like hearing loss. But as long as you have a hard time hearing sound, it’s still hearing loss regardless of whether it’s due to genetic factors, age, blockages, or […]
Does the ringing in your ears get worse at night? It’s a common complaint for people with tinnitus but why does it happen and what can you do about it? […]
Tom is excited, he’s getting a new knee! Look, as you get older, the types of things you look forward to change. He will be able to move moving around more freely and will have less pain with his new knee. So the operation is a success and Tom heads home. But that isn’t the […]
It’s not like you just wake up one day, and your hearing is gone. Hearing loss, particularly when it’s caused by aging, usually progresses in degrees. You may not realize it’s happening right away but some indicators do appear earlier. These initially developing symptoms advance very subtly. Identifying them sooner is crucial to slow down […]
Millions of years ago, the world was quite a bit different. The long-necked Diplacusis roamed this volcano-laden landscape. Diplacusis was so large, due to its long tail and neck, that no other predators were a threat. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. Diplacusis is a hearing condition that causes you to […]
