Hearing damage is dangerously sneaky. It creeps up on a person over the years so gradually you hardly detect it, making it all too easy to deny it’s even there. And then, when you eventually recognize the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as bothersome and aggravating due to the fact that its true […]
February 28, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Celebrity, wealth, and screaming fans — these are some of the descriptions and phrases you’d apply to describe the everyday life of a professional musician. however, what you almost certainly wouldn’t think of is “hearing loss” or “,” the not-so-enjoyable side-effects of all that fame, wealth, and screaming. The unfortunate paradox is, a musician’s hearing […]
February 21, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
85 decibels. That’s the noise level at which recurring exposure can bring on serious hearing damage. 100 decibels. that is the sound level reached by a rock concert, which is not-so-good news for music players or live concert goers. It’s also part of a larger problem: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), […]
February 14, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
These days, millions of individuals utilize hearing aids every day in order to hear better. This hasn’t changed, although the technology has unquestionably come a long way. Available in a number of shapes, sizes, and even colors, the hearing aids of today weigh only a fraction of what they used to. They’re not only more […]
February 5, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Hearing aids have went through countless iterations in their 200-plus year history. The technology that is deployed in hearing aids has historically been developed because of a devoted scientist who is either affected by hearing loss or has a friend or family member impacted by hearing loss. As an example, Alexander Graham Bell’s mother had […]
January 28, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
Most people believe that they are doing everything that they can to avoid hearing loss in their lives. They wear ear plugs at concerts and personal protection devices at work. However, how would you react to learning that ibuprofen can actually cause hearing loss? This recent discovery is causing concern in many people, and we […]
January 21, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
The holiday season is a time when family and friends can come together to meet and revel in their happiness. While millions of people around the nation will father together and have a great time in one another’s company, people who suffer from hearing loss will not have such an easy time with one another. […]
January 14, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
People from all over the world suffer from severe hearing loss. Many of them decide that the best thing that they can do is to get some form of aid through hearing devices. However, there are still many people who do not understand why you cannot just go into a pharmacy, pick a hearing aid […]
January 10, 2015 | Contra Costa Hearing Aid Center
“Now I wake up each morning to the sound of birds” A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits behind the ear and a second portion that […]
Hearing devices are used by millions of people around the world today. These hearing aids have come a long way in terms of the technology that was originally used to improve the lives of people with hearing loss. Yet, in order to benefit from these devices the most, one must be aware of the latest […]
