There can be many reasons someone might be suffering from hearing loss and in need of hearing aids. According to Miracle-Ear, exposure to excessive noise is becoming more and more common, enhancing the need for hearing specialists. Estela Villaseñor, a licensed hearing specialist who runs three Miracle-Ear hearing centers in Los Angeles, says there are ...
Estela Villaseñor runs three hearing centers in the Los Angeles area. The hearing centers are fully equipped with soundbooths, audiometers, video otoscopes, iscans, real ear measurements for testing verification, televisions for educational purposes, hearing aid literature and educational literature. When a patient comes in for a hearing test, they will sit down with the Specialist ...
It’s a simple fact that hearing loss affects a great number of Americans. Recent studies put the figure at about 30 million men and women, and it remains the third most common chronic health concern in the country. Unfortunately a great deal of these people put off seeking help for a number of reasons. Many ...
Hearing loss can be a stressful and anxious process for anyone. Losing the ability to follow the conversations of your loved ones, feeling isolated, avoiding the kinds of situations that used to bring you so much joy—all are actions symptomatic of hearing loss can bring depression and anxiety. They can lead to marital distress. If ...
Do you find yourself asking others to repeat themselves? Does a spouse or other family member frequently ask you to turn down the TV? Hearing loss can affect anyone, says Mark Kind of Miracle-Ear. Kind, who manages hearing centers in Hays, Salina, Great Bend, Manhattan and McPherson, Kansas, explains that with early detection and prompt ...
Hearing loss affects one in ten Americans – about 30 million people total. And although hearing loss can have negative effects on virtually every area one’s life, far too few individuals with hearing loss choose to wear hearing aids. If you’re concerned about hearing loss, there’s no excuse not to have your hearing tested, says ...
Hearing loss can have some surprising effects on your quality of life, says Mark Kind of Miracle-Ear. Kind, who oversees hearing centers in Hays, Salina, Great Bend, Manhattan and McPherson, Kansas, explains that untreated hearing loss has been shown to strain relationships, decrease self-esteem and contribute to social isolation. And the sooner you seek help, ...
It has happened to nearly 30 million Americans. Noise pollution has struck again and taken hearing from a good majority of hearing loss sufferers. It’s not just loud noise, but continuous noise, that is the culprit of stealing your hearing. Then, of course, there are other factors like aging (also called Presbycusis), infection and injury ...
You think you are being polite by nodding your head and saying, “That’s nice,” to your friends or family when they are talking and you can’t hear what they are saying. As you try to read their lips, you think about how you’ve become more and more distant from everyone in your life due to ...
We all learn in different ways. Some people process information through listening while others need to see it. When you can hear and see new information – that is when the best education happens. And, when it comes to hearing aids, there is a lot to learn. With all of the advancements in technology and ...