What’s a cyborg? You likely imagine a half human, half machine when you think of a cyborg, especially if you enjoy science fiction movies (the human condition is frequently cleverly depicted with these characters). You can get some really wild cyborgs in Hollywood. But actually, someone wearing something as basic as a pair of glasses […]
You take good care of your hearing aids. Cleaning them daily, you make sure they are safe and snug on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty discouraged when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. There are a few things you can do to diagnose the […]
While it may be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, it’s likely that what small benefit you get from them may be costly. Hearing aid technology has progressed a great deal in the last few years! It’s changed to digital from analog, for one thing, and there are features currently that weren’t […]
Assistive listening devices and hearing aids can be used to treat the prevalent condition of hearing loss. Unfortunately, hearing loss frequently goes undiagnosed and unaddressed. For people with hearing loss, this can trigger feelings of social-isolation and depression. It can also lead to a breakdown in personal and professional relationships, which itself will foster more […]
We used to call them books-on-tape, way back when. Back then, of course, we didn’t even have CDs never mind streaming services. These days, they have a much better name; audiobooks. An audiobook gives you the ability to read a book by, well, listening to it. It’s sort of like when you were younger and […]
Remember the old tale of Johnny Appleseed? In elementary school, you may have been taught that he traveled across the US, bringing the gift of healthy apples to every community he paid a visit to (the moral of the story is that apples are healthy, and you should eat them). Actually, that’s not the whole […]
Have you ever had your car break down in the middle of the highway? That really stinks! Your car has to be safely pulled to the side of the road. And then, for whatever reason, you probably pop your hood and have a look at your engine. Humorously, you still do this even though you […]
There are three sorts of individuals out there: people who find history to be incredibly interesting, individuals who think history is terribly dull, and people who think history is full of aliens. Aliens aren’t responsible for the history of hearing aids. But it’s probably a lot stranger than you may believe. Hearing loss is, after […]
As we get older, we all know that hearing loss and specific mental health challenges can worsen in spite of a healthy, active lifestyle. And a strong connection between the two has been discovered by scientists which should never be dismissed. So don’t turn off that hearing aid. People with untreated hearing loss are two […]
Have you ever experienced an itch that you just couldn’t reach? You might think about this in a couple of different ways: The first thing you may think of is that bucket list item you just never seem to get to. Or, that itchy spot on your back that you just can’t manage to reach […]
