Navigating the maze of hearing loss treatment can be daunting. With a barrage of marketing promises and a wide array of options across different price points, it's common to feel adrift in a sea of information. Especially given the statistics: 1 in 8 Americans are...
Know Somebody Who Is Considering Treating Their Hearing Loss? | Inspiration Stories from Our Patients
Every day, we receive calls from people across New England who are concerned about their hearing or the hearing of their loved ones. Their questions and worries pile up, often rooted in the isolation of not knowing anyone else who wears hearing aids or faces similar...
The Importance of Recognizing and Addressing Under-Reported Hearing Loss in Older Adults
At AVI New England, we believe that better hearing leads to a better quality of life. A recent study published in the International Journal of Audiology has highlighted the extent of unaddressed hearing loss among older adults, particularly in certain demographic...
Can Oticon Help Improve Your Hearing?
A large part of my duty to residents of New England is ensuring you have access to the latest technology. Many companies make hearing aids, but they are not all created equal. Here’s an in-depth look at Oticon, one of the largest hearing aid companies in the world....
Struggling with a Hearing Loss during the Holiday Season | Dr. Natan Bauman
How important it is to hear? Do you ever wonder how a family member who has a hearing loss feels around the holidays? Hearing around the holidays includes precious moments in life that create a lifetime of memories, and too many people are missing out. About 30% of...
The Truth About Single-Sided Hearing Loss
Single-sided hearing loss (SSHL) is more common than we actually know. This is because many thousands of people who experience it often do not seek help or tell anyone. However, if left untreated, it can cause your “good ear” to be overworked, which causes a host of...
What Are OTCs And Why Are They Controversial?
As of August 16, the FDA gave the final ruling on over-the-counter hearing aids. OTC refers to hearing aids that can be bought online and in stores. This ruling allows over-the-counter hearing aids to be distributed directly from stores or online retailers without any...
First Signs Of Hearing Loss | New England Hearing Care Expert Shares His Expertise
Unfortunately, most hearing losses are gradual. It's not something that happens suddenly, unless it's related to injury. As a result of gradual hearing loss, the auditory brain also gradually adapts and accommodates to this slow declining hearing loss. It therefore...
Hearing, Listening, And Understanding: Strategies To Hear At Your Best In All Types Of Environments
It occurred to me some time ago that when we refer to sound, we talk about hearing, and we talk about listening – but we don't talk that much about understanding. Do we hear, listen, or understand? That is the question, and we do not ask that question to our patients...
What Are the Different Treatments For Hearing Loss? | Dr. Natan Bauman Shares His Expertise
When we talk about hearing treatment options, we present them based on the results of the hearing assessment, what the cause of each individual’s hearing loss might be, your cognitive and auditory processing skills along with what fits best with each person’s unique...