Emergency app for smartphones
A new app called Haven allows speech and hearing impaired users to request help with their cellphones.Â
Heart and Hearing Health: Speech and Hearing Associates
We’ve long known that too much noise — too loud and for too long — damages our ears and our ability to hear.
Let Better Hearing Boost Your Happiness and Wellbeing, Check Your Hearing for World Mental Health Day
Washington, DC, October 5, 2015—Addressing hearing loss is important for mental wellbeing, says the Better Hearing Institute (BHI), which is raising awareness of the link between unaddressed hearing loss and depression for World Mental Health Day on October 10. BHI is urging people of all ages to include regular hearing tests as part of a healthy…
A Technological Godsend to Counter Hearing Loss
From the Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2015 The ‘hearing loop’ is a remarkable advance, but all too hard to find in the U.S. By David G. Myers The first time I clicked on my hearing aids’ telecoils, it seemed like magic. It was 1999 and my wife and I were sitting in a historic…
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: How Loud Is Too Loud? How Long Is Too Long?
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) occurs when tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ears are damaged by noises that are too loud and that last for too long.
Hearing Loss Doesn’t Have To Get In Your Way
When you recognize, acknowledge, and address hearing loss, it doesn’t have to get in your way. For the vast majority of people with hearing loss—young and old—there are solutions that help. Like so many things in life, hearing loss presents barriers. Yes, it’s a hurdle. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be overcome. Technology is…
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May!
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May! In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Speech and Hearing Associates is offering complimentary hearing and/or speech consultations in all locations throughout the month of May! This offer is open to family and friends; you can forward this email to anyone who you think…
Poised For Success: Treating Hearing Loss Pays Dividends on The Job
The willingness to take action is the single most important ingredient for success. This is true in any career, in any business venture, and at any time in a person’s life.
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Help Speech and Hearing Associates raise awareness about communication disorders this month by learning the facts and identifying the signs. You have questions? We have answers.
Hearing Loss Linked to Accelerated Brain Tissue Loss
Release Date: 01/22/2014 Although the brain becomes smaller with age, the shrinkage seems to be fast-tracked in older adults with hearing loss, according to the results of a study by researchers from Johns Hopkins and the National Institute on Aging. The findings add to a growing list of health consequences associated with hearing loss, including…