Hearing loss rarely arrives with a dramatic moment. More often, it slips into daily life quietly. A favorite restaurant starts sounding too noisy. Family conversations become harder to follow. Phone calls feel frustrating instead of simple. Over time, many people adjust to those changes without …
As our newly minted Patient Care Coordinator, Rachel is always ready to help our guests with a warm smile and a bit of southern hospitality. Whether she is checking in patients for their appointments or helping them service and maintain their hearing devices, Rachel is …
The study “Hearing Loss – Numbers and Costs” was released in February 2019, revealing that disabling hearing loss in the USA costs around $133 billion each year. This equals around $9,100 per person with an untreated hearing loss. While 7% of all adults in the …
March 3 is World Hearing Day, and every March, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes this valuable time to raise awareness about hearing loss, hearing health, and how to prevent hearing loss through hearing protection and safe listening practices. The theme for 2019 is ‘check …
We’re pretty proud of Megan Bruce. She’s our fourth-year audiology doctoral student who joined Blue Wave Hearing Center for a 12-month residency last spring and has been making a difference ever since! She brings a passion for the instant and life-changing impact hearing help can …
How’s this for a New Year’s resolution twofer: Dialing down loud sounds could help an individual’s hearing health and their waistline! Excess noise can lead to ear pain, ringing or other unwanted head sounds, and even permanent hearing impairment. It’s one of the leading — …
It’s no surprise that getting hearing help can make communicating and connecting with the world around you so much easier, but did you know that using hearing aids might also have a hand in cutting down emergency-room visits and hospital stays? In a study published earlier …
We recently started offering the AGXSM iQ, part of a new line of hearing aids inspired by cutting-edge research in virtual reality, advanced neuroscience, and signal processing. This breakthrough technology allows you to be immersed in the world like never before — and now it’s …
With an estimated one in five Americans directly touched by hearing loss — a common chronic condition that spans race, gender, age, and socioeconomic status — some icons in pop culture and beyond have experienced this challenge in their own lives. As the nation celebrates …
Hearing is a delicate dance between your ears and your brain. This dance isn’t possible without hair cells, which transmit sound signals to your brain to be interpreted as sound. If these cells are damaged, you begin to lose hearing, and these cells can’t be …
