Optimal Hearing Blog
Our Optimal Hearing Blog covering Hearing Aids, Hearing Health and Wellness, Hearing Loss, Hearing Protection, Hearing Research and Technology, and Tinnitus.
Pollen and Our Ears
The “yellow stuff” we are going to be talking about is not earwax, but pollen. Believe it or not pollen affects our ears and can cause temporary ear problems which [...]
March Madness Hearing Tips
This March Madness is full of Hearing Tips! Maybe it is due to the clocks going back an hour, or spring starting, or the basketball tournament that takes over all [...]
How to Travel with Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are special. If you leave them at home, forget the charger/batteries, or forget the needed accessories, you cannot just go to your local supermarket and get what you [...]
Snapshot: History of Hearing
History of Hearing: The earliest skeletal remains were believed to have hearing loss were found in Iraqi Kurdistan around 10,000 - 45,000 years ago. Scientists assumed there was hearing loss [...]
Hearing aids and hearing loops
Staying up-to-date on all of the latest information is good, but that is not the type of loop we are going to be talking about! In relation to hearing, a [...]
Over the Counter: A New Way to Get Hearing Aids
What used to be the only way to buy hearing aids would be from a professional hearing specialist. As of 2018, the FDA passed a bill that would allow the [...]
What is Auditory Processing Disorder?
Auditory Processing Disorder, also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder or simply APD, is a disorder affecting the ability to understand speech. Those with this disorder are not able to [...]
Can Hearing Loss Be a Predictor of Dementia?
Can Hearing Loss Be a Predictor of Dementia? Scientific studies have shown that if an individual is born with hearing loss, they typically have other diseases or disorders accompanying the [...]
Are Hearing and Listening the Same Thing?
“I hear you, but I’m not listening” People always assume that hearing and listening are the same, but they are not. A noisy room, multiple people speaking, or managing a [...]
Does My Insurance Cover Hearing Aids?
Did you know that 37.5 million Americans have trouble with hearing but less than 40 percent have ever tried a hearing aid? Why? Because hearing aids can cost $1,500 to [...]
When It’s Too Loud To Speak – Noisy Restaurants and Hearing Loss
Do you ever feel like you have to yell at the person across the table at a restaurant? Over the past few years, the noise levels at restaurants have increased [...]
What Are Decibels?
What are Decibels Decibels (dB) are units that are used to measure sound level/intensity. Audiologists use decibels to set hearing aids to the comfort of the user on a scale [...]