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Tips for Holidays with Hearing Aids

In Communication, Community, Family and Relationships, hearing aids, hearing loss by Laurie Duffy, M.S.

Tips for Holidays with Hearing Aids The holidays are synonymous with friends, family and often, an overabundance of food. Parties and celebration also generally go hand in hand with the holiday season. Whether sitting around a dinner table salivating while someone carves a turkey or heading to your favorite bar to meet some friends, the holidays usually involve quite a few friends, good times and lots of conversations. Hearing loss should not get in the …

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Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss with Hearing Aids

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Benefits of Treating Hearing Loss with Hearing Aids Living with a hearing impairment can have serious consequences for a person’s quality of life, but studies show that 15 million people in the US with hearing loss avoid seeking help. Some of those people may consider hearing aids might be too expensive to be a priority, but as untreated hearing loss worsens over time and can lead to a myriad of health and social problems, the …

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Do you know the Signs of Hearing Loss?

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Do you know the Signs of Hearing Loss?   Are you struggling to hear during dinner? Do you strain to hear what the grandkids say, and never quite understand even if they repeat it three times? These frustrations might be caused by hearing loss! Hearing loss affects 20% of all adults, and one third of all Americans over 65. The symptoms often develop over time, meaning you can’t really pinpoint a start date, and often …