Hearing aids are a tool that can improve your quality of life in many ways. You’ll be able to hear your grandchildren’s first words, listen to your favorite songs, enjoy a trip to the theater and so much more. In order to keep your hearing aids in the best shape possible here are some simple tips to follow.
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How to Hear Better at Holiday Gatherings
What a joy it is that the holiday season of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s is now upon us!
These are all terrific occasions to share time with family and friends with great conversations. While this is a wonderful blessing, it can also be a difficult challenge for those struggling with hearing loss. Coastal Hearing Care would like to recommend a few strategies you can use to hear your loved ones better during holiday gatherings.
Achieve a Successful Hearing Aid Fitting
Hearing loss can affect your lifestyle in an unfavorable manner. If you have made the decision to get a hearing aid, now is the time to prepare for going through the process. Coastal Hearing Care provides pertinent information below about how to have a positive and successful experience with your hearing aid fitting.
What are Some Clear Indications That You Need Hearing Aids?
Hearing loss impacts the lives of many people young and old. Fortunately, we live in an age where hearing aids can improve and, in some cases, restore your hearing. At Coastal Hearing Care, we know that it’s not always easy to identify signs of hearing loss. We compiled a list of some clear indications that you need hearing aids.
Understanding Different Types of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss happens for a number of reasons like aging, exposure to loud sounds, disease, or even wax build-up. It usually occurs when there is damage to the inner ear or nerve. Varying degrees of hearing loss exists, including
- Mild
- Moderate
- Moderately-severe
- Severe
- Profound
Attention Hearing Aid Users!
Not hearing as well as you like? Dr. Kristin DesErmia will test your hearing and evaluate your hearing aid settings to determine if adjustments can be made to improve your speech clarity and hearing in noise. Using the industry’s Best Practices and the latest in hearing aid fitting and verification technology, you can see for … Read more
Let Coastal Take the Hassle out of Hearing Aid Repairs
Today’s hearing aids are complex devices, and eventually they may need repair. Even if you take care using your hearing aid there are times that you may find it is not working. This is the time to think of Coastal Hearing Care as your hearing aid repair location. We can look at your hearing aid and determine the best repairs needed to get it back in working order.
Will Wearing Hearing Aids Interfere with My Glasses?
One of the most common questions patients ask me during a hearing aid consultation is, “Will wearing hearing aids interfere with my glasses?” I understand. Wearing one extra thing every day is a scary thought. After the rise of COVID-19 in 2020, we were all graced with yet another accessory–the facemask. Fortunately, hearing aids do NOT interfere with wearing your glasses. In fact, many patients wear both comfortably, mask included!
Have you seen our Livio Edge AI custom rechargeable hearing aids?
Have you seen our Livio Edge AI custom rechargeable hearing aids? If we say so ourselves, our new Livio Edge AI custom rechargeable hearing aids are pretty great. But we’re biased. So we won’t blame you if you want a second opinion. How about this one? Youtuber and audiologist, Dr. Cliff Olson, recently called them … Read more
Made for face masks
Face masks have unequivocally been a good thing when it comes to helping prevent the spread of COVID-19. But they present challenges when trying to communicate with others. Especially if you or the person you’re communicating with has hearing loss. Face masks muffle speech and block important lip-reading cues. Both are key to understanding speech. … Read more