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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 …

Vibrant Hearing is thrilled to be part of a partnership with Caption Call. A few months ago we introduced the partnership and the new phones have since been installed in dozens of homes and the results are nothing short of amazing! The trainers from Caption Call coordinated with our clients, went to their homes, installed the phones, and provided individualized …

If you have picked up a newspaper or read last week’s blog post, then you are probably familiar with the incredible new technology that allows seamless use of an iPhone. But, if you have invested in AGX hearing aids in the last couple of years, another investment probably doesn’t seem like an attractive idea. Guess what? Your current hearing aids …

It’s finally here! A hearing system that is made specifically to integrate seamlessly with the iPhone. Imagine, talking on your cell phone privately and still being able to hear clearly. That’s right folks, the days of using the speaker are over. Those silly earbuds everyone else gets tangled in? Banish them! You can stream music from your phone to your …

The last few posts have been about specific and useful features of the iPhone. This week we will talk about some fun but optional features. Did you know your iPhone will allow closed captions? Just navigate back to your favorite ‘Accessibility’ menu and scroll down to ‘Subtitles and Captioning.’ If you’re of a certain age and the small stuff is getting a little …