Patient Resources
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...
The Concerning Associations Between Social Isolation, Hearing Loss, and Premature Mortality
In 2023, a study was published that linked social isolation and loneliness to premature mortality—a horrifying, but very real, conclusion from the team of researchers from Harbin Medical University. Based on a comprehensive meta-analysis that examined 90 studies and...
The Importance of Getting Your Hearing Tested in Your 50s
If you’re reading this, perhaps you’ve felt some struggles hearing recently—turning the TV up louder, asking loved ones to repeat themselves, or feeling left out in big conversations… Sound like you? You’re in the right place. Hearing loss has become much more common...
Hearing Aids Can Help You Live Longer
It comes as no surprise that untreated hearing loss can lead to other health concerns, but a lot of people won’t realize its effects until it’s too late. Untreated hearing loss has been linked to harmful falls, frailty of the body, social isolation, depression, and...