Dana Luzon Coveney, Au.D. Board Certified Doctor of Audiology Has your audiologist recommended “binaural hearing devices”? Don’t panic. Binaural simply means “two ears” – which is what nature gave you. Two ears are, indeed, better than one for a number...
Spring Cleaning: Hearing Aid Edition
Spring cleaning is more than an activity — it’s a mindset. Beyond the dusting, de-cobwebbing, and cleaning behind furniture, what else could benefit from a deep dive? Your hearing technology. The holidays and long winter months can throw even the...
Getting Adjusted to Your New Hearing Aids
Dana Luzon Coveney, Au.D. Board Certified Doctor of Audiology Pursuing treatment for hearing loss with hearing devices is the first step to improving your hearing loss, but there is often an adjustment period to go through before becoming accustomed...
How to Pick the Best Hearing Aid?
Kevin T Barlow, AuD What’s the best automobile? What’s the best television? What’s the best home entertainment speaker? How do you answer these questions? Is your opinion based on personal experience, maybe a bias for a manufacturer or product, or...
Why Hearing Aids Aren’t a Straight-From-the-Box Solution
A couple of common questions we get are “Why do I need follow-up appointments?” and “Why am I still trying to adjust to my hearing aids?” Put simply, hearing loss is gradual, so your better-hearing journey will be, too. In...
Are You Making the Most of Your Hearing Benefits?
It’s all too easy to get sidetracked from your health care while preparing for and celebrating the holidays — Halloween hits, and already you’re confirming December flight plans — so we want to remind you to take advantage of unused...
TV Watching + Hearing Loss: 5 Tips for a Better Experience
Give Up the Frustration — NOT Your Favorite Shows! Everybody in your household’s gathered around the television for a treasured weekly ritual — back-to-back shows on Netflix with a side of laughter, popcorn, and cliff-hangers. But when someone in the...
5 Professional Benefits of Better Hearing
Better hearing boosts income? Starting on a better-hearing journey improves your life in many ways, from overall health to mental health to relationships. As it turns out, there’s yet another area of your life that improves when you treat hearing...
Different Hearing Aid Care for Different Destinations
Protect your tech while on vacation No part of summer is more exciting than going on vacation! Whether it’s a family trip, a romantic getaway, or a relaxing solo excursion, traveling with hearing aids requires a little extra planning and...
Unique Sounds of Urban Living Can Harm Your Hearing
Now that spring is here and you’re spending more time enjoying the outdoors and other recreational activities, ensure these sources of city noise pollution don’t adversely affect your hearing. Traffic Residing in a central location in a busy city...