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The Link Between Hearing Aid Use and Higher Life Expectancy

According to a groundbreaking study published in January 2024, wearing hearing aids may increase your life expectancy.

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How Long Do Hearing Aids Last?

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Do Hearing Aids Work for Everyone?

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The Link Between Diabetes and Hearing Loss

A woman wearing a BTE hearing aid and holding her smartphone using an AI Hearing Aid App.

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AI Hearing Aid Apps: Everything You Need to Know

A person outdoors at a construction site, standing near heavy machinery, wearing double hearing protection to prevent noise-induced hearing loss at work

In Preventative Care

Top Careers Most at Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

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Can Hearing Loss Be a Symptom of Something Else?

Senior women enjoying a day at the lake kayaking, symbolizing the peace of mind that comes with wearing waterproof hearing aids.

In Hearing Technology

Are There Waterproof Hearing Aids?

A mature, senior man, who appears to be sad, lonely, or depressed, looking in distance out of window, symbolizing age-related hearing loss and social isolation in older adults

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

How Does Age-Related Hearing Loss Affect Social Life?

An up close view of a woman's ear wearing custom earplugs molded to the unique contours of the ears and designed to fit perfectly into the ear canal for maximum comfort and hearing protection.

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Are Custom Earplugs Worth It?

Happy mature woman connecting Alexa to hearing aids via a Bluetooth smart speaker at home in a kitchen

In Hearing Technology

Can I Use Alexa with My Hearing Aids?

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Noise-induced Hearing Loss: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

An official-looking sign hanging on a wall that reads, "Danger. Double Hearing Protection Required" in all capital letters.

In Preventative Care

What is Double Hearing Protection and When is It Required?

An older, retirement age couple sitting in their living room holding an iPad tablet up, Facetiming with a loved one, demonstrating how to use Siri with hearing aids

In Hearing Technology

Can I Use Siri with My Hearing Aids?

An older aged women sitting down holding a cane due to the physical effects of hearing loss causing issues with balance, dizziness, and vertigo

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Does Hearing Loss Affect You Physically?

I musician playing a drum set on stage at a concert, wearing hearing protection

In Preventative Care

How Do Musicians Protect Their Hearing?

A man with grey hair, wearing a BTE style AI hearing aid, looking down at him smartphone at an AI hearing aid app with virtual assistant features

In Hearing Technology

Do AI Hearing Aids Have Virtual Assistants?

Noise-induced gearing loss concept. Closeup of woman's ear and sound waves illustration on light blue background

In Preventative Care

Can Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Be Reversed?

Man sitting in living room with hands over his ears because he is experiencing Diplacusis, or double-hearing.

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Diplacusis (Double Hearing): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

An older man using his Bluetooth hearing aids with his smartphone to facetime with his family.

In Hearing Technology

How Do I Use My Hearing Aids with My Smartphone?

A mature, senior man, who appears to be sad, lonely, or depressed, looking in distance out of window, symbolizing the potential emotional impact of hearing loss.

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

The Emotional Impact of Hearing Loss

A man at an outdoor shooting range wearing NRR hearing protection ear muffs while target shooting

In Preventative Care

How to Protect Your Hearing While Shooting and Hunting

A young women wearing a hearing aid, sitting in a cafe with her friend chatting, demonstrating how hearing aids enhance speech clarity even in challenging environments

In Hearing Technology

How Do Hearing Aids Improve Speech Clarity?

Closeup senior woman holding hand up to ear to keep hearing aid in her ear.

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Are Cheap Hearing Aids Worth It?

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In Hearing Loss & Treatment

What is the Average Age to Start Wearing Hearing Aids?

A hearing care specialist holding up a BTE hearing aid and an Orange , size 13 hearing aid battery

In Hearing Technology

How Long Do Hearing Aid Batteries Last?

A BTE hearing aid in a case with hearing aid cleaning supplies placed next to it on a blue background

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

How Often Should You Clean Your Hearing Aids?

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Ototoxicity: A Guide to Medicine-Induced Hearing Loss

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Can You Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter?

A close up of a small child holding their hand up to their ear as if to help them hear better, symbolizing hereditary hearing loss.

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Is Hearing Loss Hereditary?

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In Preventative Care

Hearing Loss Prevention Tips for the Digital Age

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In Hearing Technology

How Do AI Hearing Aids Work?

close up of hearing loss specialist holding up a display of the human ear anatomy pointing the the outer and middle ear area, demonstrating where conductive hearing loss effects

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Conductive Hearing Loss: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

In Preventative Care

The Link Between Hearing Aid Use and Higher Life Expectancy

A close up of a middle aged man wearing a discreet behind-the-ear hearing aid

In Hearing Technology

10 of the Coolest Hearing Aid Features Everyone Should Know About

An adult son lovingly talking with his senior father

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

How to Bring Up Hearing Loss with a Loved One

An adult daughter loving hugging her senior aged mother and father while enjoying time together as a family, symbolizing caring for a loved one with hearing loss

In Preventative Care

9 Signs Your Loved One Has Hearing Loss

Senior couple happily holding hands and smiling at each other as they walk through an airport with luggage.

In Hearing Technology

A Comprehensive Guide to Proper Hearing Aid Care While Traveling

Older adult women doing a puzzle in the shape of a human brain, symbolizing the connection between hearing loss and dementia.

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Can Hearing Loss Cause Dementia?

A senior woman with untreated hearing loss talking on the phone by a window in a white room

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

14 Ways Untreated Hearing Loss Can Affect Your Quality of Life

Women with black wireless noise-canceling headphones walking around the city.

In Preventative Care

Do Noise-Canceling Headphones Prevent Hearing Loss?

3D life-size model of the human ear anatomy in a hearing clinic

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

A young women with hearing loss sitting in her living room using wireless hearing aid accessories to stream audio directly from her laptop to her hearing aids.

In Hearing Technology

Wireless Hearing Aid Accessories Great for Everyday Use

A selection of different styles of hearing protection including, disposable earplugs, reusable earplugs, custom molded earplugs, and ear muffs

In Preventative Care

Sound Advice: Tips for Choosing the Best Hearing Protection

A mature women wearing a hearing aid for the first time and smiling

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

What to Expect with Your First Pair of Hearing Aids

A hearing care specialist explaining various hearing aid styles to a patient at a hearing clinic

In Hearing Technology

How Do I Choose a Hearing Aid?

A young person at a loud rock music concert wearing cute blue ear muffs to prevent noise induced hearing loss

In Preventative Care

Hearing Loss Prevention: Tips for Concerts and Sporting Events

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In Hearing Technology

A Comprehensive Guide to Hearing Aid Technology

Middle aged short haired woman sitting on sofa at home, looking at window away in deep unhappy thoughts, leaning head on hand, touching face, suffering from depression caused by untreated hearing loss

In Hearing Loss & Treatment

Potential Mental Health Effects of Hearing Loss in Adults

An adult women in a soundproof booth taking a hearing test conducted by a hearing specialist who is sitting at a desk outside the booth smiling

In Preventative Care

The Importance of Routine Hearing Tests for Adults

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12 Surprising Things that Can Damage Your Hearing

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