You’ve been labeled as hearing impaired. It’s who you are now. Except, it’s only one part of who are. So why would you want to draw more attention to it by becoming a hearing loss advocate? Well, the funny thing is by becoming an advocate for your hearing loss, you’ll...
Everyone experiences feeling dizzy or losing their balance at some time or another. Luckily, most of us only feel it occasionally, for example when standing up too quickly. However, sometimes balance issues can become a regular problem. Hearing and balance...
From laptops to cars, when making a purchase it is easy to spend hours and hours reading reviews online and still somehow be none the wiser. So, when it comes to picking the right kind of hearing aid, it pays to visit a hearing specialist. They can guide you through...
Life just keeps getting busier. So, it’s great when Labor Day swings around and you can actually catch up with family and friends over a big family dinner, right? Maybe not, if you’re spending the entire time straining to hear what everyone’s talking about. The parade...
Realising that you may be experiencing hearing loss isn’t easy. If you have reached this point, it is important you get the right care and support. But who should you turn to for that help, an audiologist or a hearing aid dispenser? Well, let’s take a look at the...
Congratulations, you’ve got new hearing aids and are enjoying the freedom that comes with better hearing. Now it’s time to make sure you can continue to enjoy it by keeping your hearing aids in good shape. All you need to remember is ‘BMW’. Not the car but Batteries,...
Losing your hearing slowly cuts you off from the people around you, and the world in general. You can’t hear what others are saying, eating out in busy restaurants is a nightmare for conversation, the birdsong stops, the phone doesn’t seem to work, everything becomes...
Most of us have had some kind of dizziness at some point in our lives, maybe for a few seconds if we ‘stood up too quickly’, or if we have been ill. But if you are getting dizzy often or for periods of time, then it is time to get yourself diagnosed. Feeling like the...
Let’s start with a question. If you fall ill and need to know exactly what’s wrong with you, what do you do: a. Google your symptoms and believe the template answers b. Pay your doctor a visit and get him/her to personally diagnose you Now, the chances are, if you’re...