Ears

As we approach World Hearing Day on March 3, it’s valuable to know that if you suffer from hearing loss, you are certainly in good company. Over 5% of the world’s population has hearing difficulties significant enough to benefit from hearing aids, and this number is expected to double by…

If you’re one of the 10-15% of Americans who suffer from tinnitus, you know how annoying, disabling, or even life-altering it can be, with constant ringing, hissing, buzzing, or other sounds filling the silence in your ear. It is said that the incidence of tinnitus is on the rise and…

Despite the fact that the options for hearing aids have greatly increased, and the prices of such devices have dropped (though they are still too pricey for many), it doesn’t seem that older adults are flocking to their local Best Buy or audiologist to get on the path to better…

It’s been almost one year since over-the-counter hearing aids came on the market. Since that time, agebuzz, along with many other publications, has focused on such issues as getting access to these new devices, assessing the benefit of over-the-counter versus prescription hearing aids, and determining what models, features and prices…

With so many hearing aid options and devices now available, it’s hard to imagine that anyone who has hearing difficulties has not yet found help. However, that would assume that you know you have hearing problems, have the money to purchase hearing aids, and/or are desirous to do something about…

No doubt there’s been a lot more attention paid in the media to hearing loss and the availability of hearing aids, now that over-the-counter hearing aids are available to any adult who perceives he or she has mild-to-moderate hearing loss. As we’ve previously written, the causes of adult hearing loss…