Patient Resources
Can Hearing Aids Cause Ear Infections?
A surprisingly common question we get during appointments is whether hearing aids can cause ear infections with repeated wear. The short answer? No. The long answer? Improper care of your hearing aids is what can lead to an increased risk of ear infections. As you...
Understanding Presbycusis: The Most Common Age-Related Hearing Condition
Presbycusis, also known as age-related hearing loss, is the number one cause of hearing loss across the world. As we get older, our hearing cells naturally begin to stop functioning as they used to—the assumption that hearing loss comes with old age is partially...
Four Ways to Optimize Your Hearing in 2025
Do you have any New Year’s resolutions you’d like to accomplish in 2025? Many common ones revolve around bettering ourselves: exercising more, eating healthier, learning a new skill, or other accomplishments to help us achieve our best selves. While you’re booking...
How Much Are Hearing Aids?
One of the most common questions that we get asked is “How much will these hearing aids cost?” It’s an answer that many clinics keep under wraps; there are a few factors that contribute to the cost of hearing aids, so there’s no upfront answer to be given, especially...
What Is Tinnitus, and How Do I Manage It?
Are you hearing ringing, buzzing, or whistling noises in your ears that nobody else seems to be affected by? You’re not alone: tinnitus, the name for that phantom noise in your ears, affects more than 50 million adults nationwide. It’s not a disease, but rather a...
Apple’s Hearing Aid Features Released | Our Initial Impressions
Today, October 28, 2024, Apple released its iOS 18.1 software, which includes the long-anticipated hearing health features. This release has been a long time coming, as we have closely monitored the progress, announcements, and initial rumors over the past nine...
Effective Earwax Removal Techniques: A Guide by Acadian Hearing
Managing your earwax is a key factor of your hearing health that’s often overlooked or mishandled. Your earwax, or cerumen, protects the delicate machinations of your inner ear from debris and objects inserted into your ear, but too much earwax can cause discomfort...
Apple Officially Announces a Hearing Test and Hearing Aid Feature | What This Means
Yesterday (September 9, 2024), Apple held an online event to make a number of announcements about their next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Having shared that Apple was rumored to be launching a 'Hearing Aid Mode' earlier this year, we watched with...
Are You Too Young to Have Hearing Loss?
A question we often get in our clinic is whether a patient is too young to acquire a hearing loss challenge. We see dozens of people from a variety of age groups, and it’s a valid question to have—after all, age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is still the...
Turn It Down! Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children
While aging is one of the top causes for hearing loss, it’s not the only one. Hearing loss challenges can affect any of us at any age—including our children. The World Health Organization suggests that global hearing loss numbers will likely double by 2050, and many...