When exploring treatment options for age-related hearing loss or presbycusis, the initial clinical cost of amplification devices can be striking. Depending on the technology and level of care involved, modern hearing aids can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand. For many people, that comes as a surprise, and it can understandably feel […]
Here come the dog days of summer again. It’s the time to be outside in the sunshine, at the beach or pool, and enjoying everything the warm weather brings. Just because you are hard of hearing doesn’t mean you can’t savor summer like everyone else. You have one additional responsibility besides wearing sunscreen, and that […]
If you are walking around with an old-school ear trumpet in hand than clearly, it’s time for an upgrade. Making that call when you wear conventional hearing aids is trickier, though, so how does one know? You bought your hearing aids ten years ago, and they still get the job done, right? While it may […]
There is one component that is crucial to keeping hearing aids cost effective and that’s the batteries. It is one of the largest financial challenges consumers have to deal with when buying hearing aids because the costs of replacing them can add up fast. Usually the batteries die at the worst time which is even […]
