by daniel | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
The march of technology keeps getting smaller and smaller. In fact, small enough to fit into your ear. With a 2021 rollout, one of the long-time leaders in hearing aid tech — the Danish company Oticon — is releasing its new Oticon More line. Harnessing what the...
by daniel | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
The connection between chronic stress and hearing loss is not actually that complicated. The workings of the ear are very dependent on healthy blood circulation; stress wreaks havoc with the cardiovascular system. That’s the direct line. What stress does is release a...
by daniel | Oct 10, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
First established by the American Academy of Audiology in 2008, October is Audiology Awareness Month. It marks a desire to heighten awareness about not only general hearing health, but why hearing protection is so vital to the many people who spend time in noisy...
by daniel | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog
Especially in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, the phrase “novel coronavirus” was often used, with novel meaning “new.” Coronaviruses are a family of viruses distinguished by their crown-like spikes (corona means crown in Latin) and what we’re facing is the...
by daniel | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Whether we like it or not — and no one likes it — COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while. That’s become obvious over the last week. And that means masks will continue to be a part of life. The scientific consensus is that widespread use of masks is one of the...
by daniel | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
Most everything about the human body is pretty efficient. OK, tonsils and appendixes seem a little superfluous, but even earwax has its reasons to be. It actually plays a positive role by helping clean out the ear canal. Think of it as a scrubbing pad covered in pine...
