The World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, induced by exposure to excess sound levels from personal audio devices and very loud settings such as clubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An estimated 26 million Americans currently suffer from the condition. If noise-induced hearing loss […]
If we seriously want to understand hearing loss, we have to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing increasingly difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. Jointly, the two sides of hearing loss can wreak havoc on a person’s total well being, as the physical […]
Most people are surprised to discover how young the discipline of audiology actually is, and just how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you wished to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go back in time by 2,300 years and read the […]
May 14, 2015 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
When it’s time to buy a car, the majority of us know exactly what to do. We do some research, assess options, and compose a list of questions to ask the dealership. We do this so that by the time we’re ready to head to the dealership, we have an idea of what we’re looking […]
You’ve more than likely heard that today’s hearing aids are “not your grandfather’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes today’s technologies so much better? And what exactly can modern hearing aids accomplish that […]
April 26, 2015 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
At times, it seems like we love to mislead ourselves. Wikipedia has an article named “List of common misconceptions” that includes hundreds of universally-held but false beliefs. Yes, I understand it’s Wikipedia, but take a look at the bottom of the webpage and you’ll notice approximately 385 references to credible sources. For instance, did you […]
April 19, 2015 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Test Info
You’ve just completed your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now coming into the room and provides you with a chart, like the one above, except that it has all of these symbols, colors, and lines. This is intended to show you the exact, mathematically precise features of your hearing loss, but to you it […]
April 12, 2015 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Test Info
We don’t need to tell you the signs and symptoms of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a very different kind of challenge: persuading someone you care about to get their hearing assessed and treated. But exactly how are you expected to get through to someone who denies there is […]
It takes the average person with hearing loss 5 to 7 years before pursuing a qualified professional diagnosis, irrespective of the fact that the warning signs of hearing loss are transparent to other people. But are those with hearing loss merely too stubborn to get help? No, actually, and for a few different reasons. Maybe […]
If the unfamiliar creates anxiety, then a visit to the hearing specialist is particularly stressful. While most of us have experience with the family physician and the hometown dentist, the visit to the hearing specialist might be a first. It sure would be useful to have someone describe the process up front, wouldn’t it? Well, […]