8 Ways to Make Wearing a Mask Better If You’re Hard of Hearing
Due to the ongoing pandemic, it’s essential to wear a mask and keep a distance of six feet to protect yourself and others. Yet, these measures that mitigate the spread of COVID-19 also affect communication. It’s now commonplace to be told and say, “I can’t understand you.” Or “what did you say?” The reality is,… Read More
6 Signs You Need A Hearing Test
Wearing a mask has become something that everyone has to do daily. But it may have made you realize that when you do need to wear one, you can’t hear. In fact, you may have now come to the conclusion that you have a hearing problem. What does wearing a mask have to do with… Read More
Custom earplugs = protection + comfort
Ahhh …. summer. The great outdoors. Picnics, swimming, sports, festivals, fireworks! It’s a fantastic time of the year, especially for us Midwesterners. But with all the fun and fanfare, it can be easy to forget the “hidden dangers,” that is, the sounds of summer. Lawnmowers, concerts, cheering crowds – prolonged exposure to all of these… Read More
This is the Voice!
Season 16 of The Voice has a winner, and her story might surprise you. Marlyn Jarmon, 26 of Frisco, TX blew everyone away with her performance of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at the season finale. But her heavenly voice and pitch is even more spectacular when you consider that Marlyn is hearing impaired. Chronic ear infections… Read More
Woman Loses Sound of Men’s Voices: A Closer Look at Hearing Loss
You may have heard the recent story of a woman from Xiamen, China, who woke up one morning recently to find that she could not hear her boyfriend’s voice. In fact, she couldn’t hear any male voice—her ears suddenly could only register frequencies that were at a woman’s average pitch or higher. “Talk about selective… Read More
