Kick Off Your Outdoor Fun With These Helpful Tips Almost 50 percent of Americans regularly participate in at least one outdoor activity, according to the Outdoor Foundation’s 2014 survey. From biking, hiking, trail running, and camping to boating, fishing, hunting, and bird-watching, the options are endless for outdoor fun. Add a dash of summer, which brings out the adventurer in …
Read MoreDonations, Recycling, Giveaways, and Your Support At Vibrant Hearing, giving back is part of who we are. We’re honored to give back to our community and beyond, helping people in need around the world hear their best. Here are four ways we help, and you can too! Donations — A portion of the proceeds from every Starkey hearing aid we …
Read MoreWhat Successful Business Traits Do You Possess When you made the choice to improve your hearing, you also made the choice to improve your life — which includes your career and earnings. A study from the Better Hearing Institute reported that hearing aid use reduces the risk of losing income by 90 to 100 percent for those with mild hearing …
Read MoreNew research is helping us to understand exactly how our brains pick up speech and turn it into useful thoughts. Hearing and understanding the world around you isn’t entirely your ears’ job, according to the results of a study conducted at Trinity College in Dublin. Using electrodes placed on a person’s scalp — a noninvasive procedure known as electroencephalography —researchers …
Read MoreOticon, our trusted hearing solutions manufacturer, treats hearing loss a little differently. They recognize that hearing doesn’t happen in your ears but rather in your brain. With their “brain first” approach, they’ve designed hearing aids to complement this understanding with Oticon Dynamo and Plus Power (for those with severe to profound hearing loss). Oticon Dynamo is the most powerful compact …
Read MoreKeeping resolutions is a little easier with some lighthearted encouragement, so we’ve written our favorite moments that are best enjoyed with better hearing. From a grandchild’s first words to the melodic rhythm of your car humming down the highway, our ability to hear clearly enriches our daily lives. Whether you’re going through hearing loss yourself or supporting someone who is, …
Read MoreGreat gifts come from the heart. Show how much you care with these thoughtful finds focused on creating connections at any age. FOR THE GRANDKIDS Headphones: Media and music are more accessible than ever, making headphones and, in turn, hearing loss popular. Give your grandkids a gift they’ll love now and appreciate later with hearing-conscious headphones. Look for over-the-ear headphones …
Read MoreWhat Is Ototoxicity? The definition of ototoxicity, in its simplest form, is ear poisoning (“oto” references the ear and toxicity references “poisoning”). Chemicals, drugs, and other agents that are known to cause hearing loss, balance disorders, or tinnitus are referred to as ototoxic. Damage to the auditory system can occur when the vestibulo-cochlear nerve, which sends balance and hearing information …
Read MoreThose in the military are highly susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to exposure to guns, explosives, and engines. As the prevalence of NIHL among those who serve is gaining greater awareness, a Phase III trial of a drug designed to prevent noise-induced hearing loss, D-Methionine (D-Met), is being conducted at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. The trial is …
Read MoreWhen it comes to communication, hearing is our most important sense — it allows us to gather auditory information during normal day-to-day activities. Hearing not only allows us to socialize, communicate at work, and talk with our loved ones, but it also warns us of potential danger. When our hearing is impaired, it affects our ability to locate where sounds …
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