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September usually means a handful of things: Summer’s almost gone, the kids are going back to school, the holidays will be upon us before we know it (how many holiday shopping commercials have you seen already?), and football is finally back. The return of football means many of us won’t leave our couches on Sundays — but it also means …

Modern hearing aid technology is about as exciting as it gets to someone like me. Inconceivably fast and accurate sound processing that is programmed specifically for each individual. These microprocessors are discreet, portable, and last for years with minimal maintenance. They operate in the worst weather, after the accidental shower encounters, and are so comfortable they can be worn 16 …

This question stumped me a little as my initial reaction was, of course, to say “Vibrant Hearing!” But that is the easy answer and it didn’t really address the question behind the question. What my patient wanted to know was how could they be sure they were doing the right thing with the right organization? There is no doubt in …

Our bodies require clean fuel and nutrients to run properly. Research over the past several decades has shown that hearing health is closely related to many bodily processes, including memory, heart function, blood health, and even stress and anxiety. Whether those processes cause or simply indicate a hearing impairment is still up for debate, but the correlations are there. Knowing …

If you wear hearing aids, you are intimately familiar with how hard it can be to have an easy conversation with someone in a restaurant. Between the dishes, inevitably poor acoustics, and the conversations of other diners, it’s no wonder there is more eating than talking. Although there are no perfect solutions, there are a few ways you can make …

At least once every day, someone comes to the clinic and reports they have itchy ears. There are too many individual causes to list; however, there do seem to be some commonalities. Over cleaning. Go easy on the cotton swabs and tissues. Your ears make oils and cerumen which coat and condition the ear canal to protect it from dryness, …

At Vibrant Hearing, our mantra is “you wear them, we’ll take care of them”. The most common cause of hearing aid failure and non-routine maintenance is moisture. But not the type of moisture you might be thinking of. Most modern hearing aids are able to tolerate the occasional shower or dunking. If you do accidentally get the hearing aids wet, …

Scores of studies over the decades have shown a direct and unarguable relationship between cardiovascular disease and hearing loss. Hearing loss occurs 54% more often in people with heart disease. But it takes more than the ears to hear. Sure, the ears pick up the sound and, to do so accurately, they must be healthy, but it is the brain …

As a service-disabled Veteran, I can certainly identify with many who are frustrated with the frailties of the VA healthcare system. And there is no doubt that a long, hard look at the current model is sorely needed. However, I would like to use this week’s blog to talk about a very narrow part of the VA healthcare system in …

We all get those little annual reminders in the mail. From getting your tires rotated to having your teeth cleaned, some things must be done. Seeing your audiologist should definitely be on that list. Why? Because things change; our bodies, our lifestyles, our ability to hear. Annual hearing check-ups gives your audiologist the opportunity to test your hearing and assess …