How To Properly Clean Your Oticon Hearing Devices
Make sure your battery isn’t dead. Before any cleaning, you want to make sure your Oticon over-the-ear devices don’t have a dead battery. When you place them on the charger, you will see a yellow/orange light when they are charging and a green light when they are fully charged. It typically takes 3-4 hours of […]
How To Properly Clean Your ReSound Hearing Devices
Brush Microphone Ports. Attempt to clear any debris near your microphone ports with the brush you received with your ReSound device. After that, you can use an electronic safe alcohol wipe to clean off the surface of your dome of your device. The dome is the piece that enters your ear, so you want to […]
What is Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is something that may take place at any age, for any individual, and for any number of reasons. But what really is hearing loss? Hearing loss occurs when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear, the nerves coming from the ears, or the hearing part of the brain. […]
How to Prevent Age-Related Hearing Loss
On average, every individual is expected to lose about 5% of their hearing every 10 years. This statistic may seem like a dark cloud, but there are quite a few things you can do to promote healthy hearing. Like anything else, maintaining healthy hearing requires an active effort, but keeping the following ideas in mind […]
How To Pair Your Oticon Hearing Device With Your Smart Phone Via Bluetooth
An easy-to-follow step-by-step of how to sync your new hearing devices with your phone using Bluetooth technology.
How To Safely Clean Your Ears
The task of cleaning your ears can seem to be straightforward, yet washing your ears may not be as beneficial as you might imagine and – if done improperly – may even be harmful. The primary reason for the temptation to clean your ears is because of a build-up of the waxy substance in them. […]
What Kinds of Things Make Tinnitus Worse?
Tinnitus is an issue that affects around 50 million Americans and presents itself as ringing, buzzing, roaring and/or clicking sounds in the ear. Research has shown there are effective treatment and management options for tinnitus.
Tips for Leaving Home or Traveling with Hearing Devices
No matter the size of your trip, you will likely need to pack your hearing aids – and that doesn’t need to be a hassle. You can keep your devices in ideal shape with a little bit of planning ahead of time. Before leaving on your trip, read through the following list and give us […]
Why Over-the-Counter Hearing Devices Aren’t The Solution
As a practice led by doctorate-level audiologists, we’re certainly advocates for both affordable and properly-diagnosed hearing loss treatment. People shouldn’t have to choose between treating chronic hearing loss and other necessities, like housing or food. Unfortunately, that decision is often made by lower income, elderly Americans.
