Can You Listen to Music with Hearing Aids?
Missing out on the intricacies of music, including understanding the lyrics and being able to identify new instruments, is a common complaint made by many with hearing loss. While hearing aids have always been designed to help, it is only recently that newer hearing aids have fixed many of their design flaws that made listening…
How to Prevent Common Hearing Aid Disasters
Getting your hearing tested, deciding on the perfect hearing aid for you and wearing the device around until you are comfortable is the hard part. Protecting your hearing aid from the world is easy, especially when you know what to do when disaster does strike. Drop Your Hearing Aid Wearing your hearing aids when you…
What Is Vertigo?
Have you ever experienced the feeling that you or your surroundings are moving when you are standing still? If so, you may be suffering from a condition known as vertigo. Understanding what causes this condition can help you seek treatment in a timely manner. Symptoms of Vertigo Everyone’s vertigo is different. Most describe the sensation…
Should You Get Your Hearing Tested?
There are a number of negative long-term side effects that can impact your health and emotional well-being when you have untreated hearing loss. But even with these well-documented dangers, many are not proactive about managing their hearing health. The first step in getting treatment for your hearing loss is to schedule a hearing test. How…
Tips for Working Remotely with Hearing Loss
The working landscape has forever changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, for those with and without hearing loss. One major difference is the increase of virtual meetings. The American Speech-Language-hearing Association has put together a list of tips for those running the meetings and in attendance to make them more effective for people…
Stockton Pacific Rotary Club Talk
Our extern resident, Jan De la Cruz, will be giving a talk at the Stockton Pacific Rotary Club on Friday, February 16 at 12:15 p.m. He will discuss hearing loss, hearing aids and different communication techniques. For those who would like to attend, the educational talk will be held at Westlane Bowl, located at 3900…
Dangers of Headphone Use
Many teens listen to music through headphones, but doing so can cause long-term hearing damage. Our very own Gail Amornpongchai sat down with local NBC affiliate KCRA to discuss the dangers of improper headphone use and offered tips on preventing permanent hearing loss. Check out the clip to learn more!