Are you due for your annual physical appointment? Visiting your primary care doctor on an annual basis is good practice to ensure that you receive any screenings you need, to bring your doctor up to date on any changes in your health over the last year, to discuss any needed updates to your treatment, and… Continue reading Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor During Your Annual Physical
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6 Reasons to See a Hearing Professional If You Are Considering Buying Over-the-Counter Hearing Devices
For a few years now, we have all been told that over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are right around the corner. In July 2021, President Biden signed an executive order allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter. While the goal of making hearing devices more accessible is a great one, OTC hearing devices are… Continue reading 6 Reasons to See a Hearing Professional If You Are Considering Buying Over-the-Counter Hearing Devices
8 Insights Into How Your Family Feels About Your Hearing Loss
If you have hearing loss, you may feel like your family members don’t understand your hearing challenges. You may feel that they never will understand your challenges unless they experience the same challenges for themselves. However, there is more to the story. While you certainly face challenges due to hearing loss, so do your partner… Continue reading 8 Insights Into How Your Family Feels About Your Hearing Loss
New Study Shows Association Between Migraines, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus
Do you struggle with migraines? Do you have ringing in your ears? If so, you are not alone. A new study has found an association between migraines, hearing loss, and tinnitus. First, let’s briefly review each of these conditions. A migraine is a type of headache that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing… Continue reading New Study Shows Association Between Migraines, Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus
4 Simple Steps to Protect Your Hearing Aids This Summer
Summer will be here before you know it! Whether you’re planning to spend your summer by the ocean, in the mountains, or somewhere in between, this season can bring new challenges for keeping your hearing aids safe and clean. Here are some activities and hearing aid care to keep in mind so you can enjoy… Continue reading 4 Simple Steps to Protect Your Hearing Aids This Summer
Hearing Loss and the Five Stages of Grief
Grief is a deep emotion. You may associate grief with serious losses like the death of a loved one or with major life changes like a divorce. However, grief can come into play when you experience loss of any kind, including hearing loss. Understanding the grieving process may help improve self-awareness and can allow you… Continue reading Hearing Loss and the Five Stages of Grief
How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
It’s a situation we have all been in many times before: a crowded, noisy room where we are trying to listen to just one person talking. Perhaps you have experienced this at a family party, or maybe you find yourself in this situation fairly frequently at a busy restaurant. Whatever the specific situation may be,… Continue reading How Your Brain Can Understand One Voice in a Crowded Room
Current Insurance Options for Hearing Aids in 2021
California Hearing Center is proud to present information about the current insurance options for Hearing Aids in 2021 in partnership with PayingforSeniorCare.com; The mission at PayingforSeniorCare.com and at California Hearing Center is to help families to find the care required for their loved ones to age with comfort and dignity, and to assist in finding the… Continue reading Current Insurance Options for Hearing Aids in 2021
Learn about the New Whisper AI Learning Hearing Aids
Have hearing aids really advanced since my parents wore them? We get this question a lot in our offices as well as at our educational seminars. Yes- And one of the new advances comes from a silicon valley startup called Whisper who wants to revolutionize the industry. It has designed AI (artificial intelligence) powered hearing aids… Continue reading Learn about the New Whisper AI Learning Hearing Aids
Tinnitus Treatment with Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are still the ideal treatment available for tinnitus. First let me explain what exactly Tinnitus is.Tinnitus is a condition in which a consistent noise is heard in the ear in the absence of an external source of sound. Tinnitus (pronounced tin-ny-tus or Tin-u-tus), also known as any perception of buzzing, clicking, ringing, or… Continue reading Tinnitus Treatment with Hearing Aids