Hearing Wellness Blog
Having hearing loss is a unique experience, and everyone deals with it differently. However, this doesn’t stop people from finding a community online – such as the one we’ve built for you right here. Please explore our Hearing Wellness Blog developed by your Lemme Audiologists, and reach out to us if you want to continue the conversation.
“HOW LONG SHOULD MY HEARING AIDS LAST?”
The life of your hearing aids is based on a few things. First is the age of the devices. The older the hearing aids are the more outdated the technology. Hearing aid manufacturers usually improve technology in some way every year. These changes usually include an...
Importance of Wearing Hearing Protection
More than one in ten Americans suffer from hearing problems, and a large percentage of this statistic is related to exposure over overly loud sounds. Hearing loss as a result of noise exposure is preventable through the use of hearing protection. Hearing loss can...
The Link between the Brain and Auditory Processing Disorders
Auditory processing is what your brain does with the information and how it interprets the information. The focus of the brain is to make sense of the received information-essentially how to process it. Processing information involves many tasks which include...
The Correlation Between Imbalance and Age-Related Hearing Loss
Falls are a common problem with adults 65 years and older. One third of the elderly will fall annually, costing approximately 34 billion dollars to cover medical expenses for procedures and hospitalization. Falls also lead to a decrease in the overall quality of life...
Does Earwax Smell & Why?
Earwax is totally normal to have in your ears. It helps to protect your ear by trapping dust and debris that may cause harm to your eardrum and is produced by two glands found in the skin of the ear. Many times, earwax will build up in your ear can cause a sense of...
Cognitive Hearing | Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Hearing Studies suggest that older people with hearing loss are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and hearing loss can be associated with a faster rate of cognitive decline. Why is this? Researchers have several theories: One has to do...