Patient Resources
When Was Your Last Hearing Test?
This research, taken on by YouGov, found that many British adults claimed their hearing was good but found they struggled in noisy surroundings like restaurants or pretended to follow conversations they couldn’t hear. But despite how over a third of people surveyed...
Apple Officially Announces a Hearing Test and Hearing Aid Feature | What This Means
Yesterday (September 9, 2024), Apple held an online event to make a number of announcements about their next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Having shared that Apple was rumored to be launching a 'Hearing Aid Mode' earlier this year, we watched with...
How Aging Affects Our Focus
If you’re reading this, perhaps you’ve entered your 50s or 60s and have noticed some struggles in focusing on tasks, or remembering what were once simple facts. Your brain’s processing speed slows down as you age; your cognitive abilities, related to your memory and...
Auditory Nerves and Hidden Hearing Loss
Hearing loss causes include noise exposure, infection, genetic predisposition, aging, and accidents in the work field—but some hearing loss symptoms aren’t as easily deduced on a regular hearing assessment. These forms of “hidden hearing loss” can sometimes go missed...
A Dissonant Chord: Half of All Music Fans Deal with Tinnitus
When was the last time you went to a concert? Coming home from the venue with ears ringing… We didn’t realize at the time what damage we were doing to our ears, but now, most of us are more conscious of noise-induced hearing damage. However, according to a recent...
Lenire Success Stories: Groundbreaking New Tinnitus Treatment
Imagine going about your day with a relentless buzzing noise in your ears, trying to get work done while your ears are ringing or going to bed at night to the roaring noise that doesn’t go away. For 25 million adults in the US, that ever-present noise is very real –...
Music to Your Ears: Hearing Protection for Musicians
Ever wondered what Ludwig van Beethoven has in common with Alice Cooper? Both musicians have (or had) some form of hearing loss that famously affected their musical careers. (Alice Cooper actually wears Starkey hearing aids— excellent choice.) As many as 30 million...
Apple Plans to Introduce “Hearing Aid Mode” in iOS 18 Update—What This Means for Hearing Care
While nothing is set in stone right now, rumors speculate that Apple’s next iOS update will include a new feature for AirPods called “Hearing Aid Mode.” Predicted to be released in September 2024, the new update will focus on allowing AirPods users to use their...
Lyric Hearing Aids: Extended Wear, Extended Care
With so many hearing aid manufacturers and models on the market, it’s understandable that you’d feel a little lost on who to put your trust in. Hearing aids are a big investment in not just your hearing health but your overall bodily health, too! As hearing aid...
Don’t Fear Old Age: Best Ways to Prevent Dementia
Nobody likes thinking about getting old – especially for those of us with family histories of dementia. The fear of forgetting the important things and people around us permeates our thoughts when we think of dementia – at some point, communication and simple tasks...