Getting screened for hearing loss is a lifesaver because that change in your hearing might indicate something much bigger is affecting your health. […]
Congratulations on taking the preliminary step toward better hearing by booking your hearing exam. You’re already ahead of the game, as a large number of people delay getting a hearing test for many years—in some instances decades. But now that you’ve booked your hearing test, you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for the visit, […]
October 15, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
In the US, approximately 37.5 million adults have some degree of hearing loss. Yet according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), merely 20 percent of those who could benefit from hearing aids actually use them. That means that millions of Americans who could improve their life with better hearing decide not to do so. […]
You have just concluded your hearing test. The hearing instrument specialist is now coming into the room and provides you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these characters, colors, and lines. This is supposed to present to you the exact, mathematically precise characteristics of your hearing loss, but […]
We don’t need to explain to you the symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a different type of problem: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing checked and treated. But how are you supposed to get through to someone who denies there is even a problem, […]
