We all remember being a kid and blasting out music in your bedroom, getting completely lost in the magic of your favourite tune. Shortly after the arrival of tapes came Walkmans, which evolved into portable CD players, mp3 players and eventually iPods and cellphones,...
As a nation, we so often ignore our hearing problems. Of the 28.8 million Americans who would benefit from wearing a hearing aid, a mere 16% of them actually have one. In fact, on average, people wait 15 years before getting the help they need. It is time for America...
You may have a range of colorful reading glasses, be able to do yoga with the bendiest of them, eat healthy proteins and salads and go to the dentists twice a year, but can you hear what’s going on around you? It’s funny how we can put so much into our self-care and...
If you know someone who suffers from hearing loss, then it can be difficult to know how best to communicate in a respectful and non-patronizing way.This blog’s all about manners and how to communicate effectively and respectfully with a person who has some form of...
Hello and welcome to Better Hearing & Speech Awareness month!To mark this special occasion, the team here at Clarity Hearing have cobbled together their wisdom and put their best tips forward for communicating with ease, which we hope will be of use to those of...
OK, so what does it matter there’s different types of hearing loss – if you can’t hear, you can’t hear, right?Well, wrong. You might be surprised to learn that it’s actually IMPERATIVE that you know which type of hearing loss you have, as the intensity differs...
Over 20% (that’s around 48 million) of Americans suffer some form of hearing loss. A lot of the time it’s nothing to worry about and any problems can be easily fixed without hearing aids, but it’s always best to know what’s up and whether you need some help. Here’s a...
Let’s cut to the chase here.Musicians are 57% more likely to develop hearing damage than other Americans not directly exposed to loud sounds.To go into the obvious reasons why would be an insult on your intelligence, but let us tell you this …… While we all know that...
Consider these three everyday sounds:Food blenderFace to face conversationPersonal earphonesWhich do you think is the loudest?Let us tell you, if you thought the food blender, you’d be wrong.Did you know that out of the 40 million Americans suffering from hearing...