There’s nothing like National Protect Your Hearing Month in October to bring two important passions together — hearing health and hunting. If you love being in the great outdoors to get that perfect shot, we want to help you make it happen without hearing loss. Here’s what you need to know about safeguarding your ears while maintaining your A-game. What’s …
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Online Hearing Tests: Can They Help?
Dec 15, 2018
From blood-pressure kiosks in retail stores and vision exams online to home kits that test for HIV, blood-sugar levels, colon cancer, and more, the do-it-yourself approach to health screening continues to expand as the demand for greater convenience and consumer empowerment grows. Even online hearing tests are a part of the DIY mix, but do they work? What role can …
Read MoreStay Connected During the Holidays: 7 Tips for Hearing Your Best
Oct 09, 2018
Whether parties or dinners, there are countless opportunities during the holidays to gather with loved ones. That means plenty of chances to practice our tips for giving yourself the greatest gift of all: connection. Read on to get started. Give Yourself a Firm Foundation Put together a holiday better-hearing kit and keep it in your bag or purse wherever …
Read MoreHearing, Listening, and Understanding
Mar 21, 2018
Hearing is easy — seriously, it takes no effort whatsoever. In fact, hearing is so easy, you can even hear while you’re sleeping! Listening is “hearing with desire.” What do I mean by that? When you want to hear something, you focus on it and are, therefore, listening. Is there an interesting show on television? Did something catch your attention …
Read MoreTrying Hearing Loss For a Day
Mar 02, 2018
We, as humans, interact with our environment through our senses. We experience culture through taste, calm each other’s nerves through touch, investigate through smell, navigate through sight, and generally communicate through hearing. Every day, our senses engage us in new, raw, and unique learning experiences. So what happens when we lose one of them? I went about my Saturday the …
Read MoreLet’s Celebrate!
Apr 03, 2017
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a nice reminder to take care of your hearing health and celebrate your better hearing! Here’s a reflection on all things hearing: Better Hearing Month, hearing loss, protection and prevention, plus hearing technology! What Is Better Hearing Month? For over 75 years, May has been designated Better Hearing Month. This monthlong campaign creates …
Read MorePlan Your Summer Around Fun, Not Your Hearing Loss
Jul 06, 2016
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 MoreHow Hearing Really Works
Mar 21, 2016
New 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 …
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