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Kids tend to fall on a daily basis. Taking a spill on your bicycle? Not unusual. Tripping over your own feet while you’re running outside? Happens every day. Kids are quite limber so, no big deal. They rebound quite easily. The same can’t be said as you get older. The older you get, the more
The only one thing that you requested was for the trash to be taken out. A little bit later you realize your partner failed to do it. “I Didn’t hear you”, they say. Funny how that works, how your partner didn’t hear the one thing you requested from them. The colloquial term for this is
Invisibility is a really useful power in the movies. Whether it’s a mud-covered hero, a cloaked spaceship, or a sneaky ninja, invisibility allows characters in movies to be more effectual and, often, achieve the impossible. Invisible health disorders, unfortunately, are equally as potent and much less enjoyable. As an example, tinnitus is an exceptionally common
Aging is one of the most common indicators of hearing loss, and let’s face it, try as we may, we can’t avoid aging. Sure, coloring your hair may make you look younger, but it doesn’t really change your age. But you might not be aware that a number of treatable health conditions have also been
When somebody mentions artificial intelligence (AI), it might conjure thoughts of your favorite sci-fi movie. But these days, AI is more science than fiction. This is especially true with regard to hearing aids. The days when hearing aids simply amplified the volume and were one-size-fits-all are gone forever. AI is at the root of contemporary
You aren’t really sure why, but you’ve been feeling moody lately. Well, you did feel excluded earlier today when no one took the time to bring you into the meeting discussion at the office and that was aggravating. Your daughter got up and suddenly left the house after becoming annoyed when you kept asking her
Subtle changes in your hearing can be hard to detect because of how slowly hearing loss normally advances. Even though children are regularly tested, the majority of adults don’t even consider scheduling a hearing test like they would their vision. So why should your hearing be any less important than your vision? It’s important to
Have you ever misplaced your earbuds? (Or, maybe, inadvertently left them in the pocket of a sweatshirt that went through the washer and dryer?) Now it’s so boring going for a jog in the morning. Your commute or bus ride is dreary and dull. And the sound quality of your virtual meetings suffers substantially. The
Hearing loss has a track record for advancing slowly. This can make the symptoms easy to miss. (After all, you’re simply turning up the volume on your TV now and then, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) In some cases that’s true but often, it isn’t. Sometimes, hearing loss can occur all of a sudden
The majority of people who wear hearing aids are pleased with their experience: Based upon one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of people who wear hearing aids are happy with their experience. When analyzing results with particular activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the
As your body gets older, it isn’t difficult to detect the changes. You develop wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees start to hurt a little bit more. Some sagging of the skin begins to occur in certain places. Perhaps you start to detect some fading of your hearing
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