Hearing Wellness Blog

One of the first things new hearing aid users may notice is that their own voice sounds different when they put their hearing aids on. Why is that? Will it always sound different? Well, firstly, hearing aids make sounds louder, including your own voice. It's like a...

Yes, through something called bone conduction! It's a way of hearing that skips your ear canal. Instead, vibrations go straight to your inner ear through your skull bones. Your skull acts like a natural sound conductor. When something vibrates, like a speaker, those...

There are about six major brands of hearing aids. In no order-Phonak, Widex, Starkey, Oticon, Resound and Signia. Looking at their outsides, all the hearing aids that each of these manufacturers make look the same. BUT, each has their proprietary software controlling...

Anyone with tinnitus can also suffer from very mild to server hearing loss.  Hearing aids can be a life changer for the person suffering from both. Sound distracts your brain from hearing this internal noise. Many people who suffer from both find relief with their...

There are six major hearing aid manufacturers, and they all make quality products.  Each manufacturer approaches how they process sound slightly differently in terms of how they manage background noise, adapt for the environment and process speech.  They also all have...