Traveling with Hearing Aids
With the holiday season upon us, many people in Los Angeles will be hitching up their sleigh – err, convertible – and hitting the road. This is the time of year when we merge onto the 110 for a trip over the Los Angeles River and through the Hollywood (to grandmother’s house we go)! Those…
Caring for Your Hearing Aids
Hearing Aids Care When you make a significant investment in something, you want to treat it with care. We’re betting you wouldn’t buy a Maserati and run it through a five-dollar carwash! Hearing aids are no different (other than being a heck of a lot less expensive!). We’re not going to sugarcoat things; hearing aids…
Can Hearing Aids Help Your Marriage?
Hearing loss isn’t only associated with negative physical and sociological side effects, but it can also be a marriage killer. Many a Los Angeles relationship has faltered when one partner believes the other isn’t listening to them, but before you schedule an appointment with a divorce lawyer, consider the possibility that the problem doesn’t involve…
Do You Need Hearing Aids?
According to the most recent studies, 48 million Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. Believe it or not, many of them don’t even realize they have a problem. You might think it would be obvious if you needed a hearing aid, but plenty of people with hearing loss in Los Angeles are completely unaware…
Can Hearing Aid Help Your Career?
Hearing Aids Can Improve Your Work Life Even though hearing loss is quite common (nearly 48 million people in Los Angeles and around the country are currently suffering from it), it continues to be stigmatized. Because of that, only 20 percent of those who could benefit from a hearing device actually wear one. And of…
It’s Movie Season!
The time between New Year’s and Memorial Day can be long. Instead of counting down the months until your next vacation, try taking your mind off it with a trip to the movies! There are no shortage of movie theaters in Los Angeles, from ArcLight Cinemas to New Beverly Cinema downtown. Now for most folks,…
How Do You Clean Your Hearing Aid?
Cleaning Hearing Aids Like most electronics or expensive suede shoes, hearing aids cannot get wet. But what about cleaning them, you may find yourself wondering. Since hearing aids spend their days in a damp and dirty ear, they have to be cleaned. You are right – they do! Cleaning your hearing aids is an important…
The History of Hearing Aids
Hearing loss has long been a problem people in Los Angeles and around the world have long struggled with. For centuries, it was a commonly held assumption that those with hearing loss had other disabilities; because of this, they were often discriminated against. In the 16th century, a Spanish monk named Pedro Ponce was able…
