Tom is getting a new knee and he’s really jazzed! Look, as you grow older, the kinds of things you look forward to change. His knee replacement means he will experience less pain and be able to get out and about a lot better. So Tom is admitted, the operation is successful, and Tom goes […]
August 2, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
Movies and TV shows tend to utilize close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action begins getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re probably even consciously aware of is communicated by the human face. It’s no stretch to say that humans are extremely facially centered. So it’s not surprising that the face is […]
July 25, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
It’s hard to be apart from your hearing aid after you get used to having one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will periodically need to be updated or swapped out just like all technology. A hearing aid’s average lifespan From 3 to 7 years will […]
Your hearing won’t be simply gone one day when you wake up. Hearing loss, especially when it’s associated with aging, generally advances in degrees. Some indicators show up earlier, though, and you don’t detect there is an issue right away. The early symptoms of progressive hearing loss are discrete. Slowing down the progression of hearing […]
July 11, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Tinnitus Articles
You Know when you’re watching an action movie and the hero has a thunderous explosion close by and their ears start ringing? Well, at least some degree of minor brain trauma has likely happened to them. Obviously, action movies don’t emphasize the brain injury part. But that ringing in our hero’s ears represents a condition […]
July 5, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Test Info
You’ve seen the videos on TikTok. Babies, after they just get hearing aids, hearing the voice of their mother for the first time. Sometimes, at first, the baby is reluctant. When the doctor attempts to put the hearing aid in their ears, they fight against it. Before they smile with delight, they might cry a […]
Isn’t pizza great? As long as it meets a few standard criteria (crust, sauce, cheese, etc.) regardless of the toppings, it’s still pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and manifestations are due to many different problems – loud noises, genetics, age, ear obstructions – but as long as you have trouble detecting sounds, it’s still […]
June 25, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
Have you ever awoke after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a pleasant song through your open window? So happens, there’s a name for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. Birds see the sunrise and, for some reason, decide it’s time to sing out their favorite melody. The songs of these birds, when they’re […]
June 14, 2023 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
A car isn’t really an impulse purchase (unless you’re really wealthy). Which means you will most likely do a lot of research ahead of time. You look at reviews, you compare prices, and you evaluate gas mileage. (You’re on Google a lot.) This level of research makes sense! For most people who aren’t wealthy, it […]
Millions of years ago, the world was much different. The long-necked Diplacusis roamed this volcano-laden landscape. Thanks to its really long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so big that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, Diplodocus is the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period. When you’re hearing two sounds simultaneously, that’s a hearing condition […]
