August 15, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
There are a couple of kinds of vacations, right? There’s the kind where you jam every single recreation you can into every waking moment. This type will leave you more tired than when you left but all of the fun will be remembered for many years to come. The other kind is all about unwinding. […]
August 2, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Movies and TV shows tend to use close-ups (often extreme close-ups) when the action begins getting really intense. This is because more information than you’re likely even consciously aware of is communicated by the human face. To say that humans are really facially focused is, well, not a stretch. So having all of your chief […]
July 25, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
It’s difficult to be apart from your hearing aid once you get accustomed to using one. Your hearing aids are, after all, your link to the world around you. But just like all technology, though, it will have to be upgraded eventually. A hearing aid’s average lifespan From 3 to 7 years will be the […]
June 24, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Have you ever awoke after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a pleasant song through your open window? Most individuals probably aren’t even aware that those bird songs are called the “dawn chorus”. For whatever reason, birds see the sun rising and decide to start singing their favorite songs. The songs of these birds, […]
June 13, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
If you’re not very wealthy, a car really isn’t an impulse buy. So a lot of research is most likely the first thing you do. You check out reviews, you compare prices, and you evaluate gas mileage. (You’re on Google a lot.) This amount of research is logical! For most individuals who aren’t wealthy, it […]
May 16, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the grocery store? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But as you grow up, you begin to get a little more particular. Your ice cream preferences become more specialized and you have a tendency to go for your […]
April 24, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You go out of your way to ensure your hearing aids are well taken care of. Cleaning them every day, you make sure they’re safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to bed. But you get pretty discouraged when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. There are several […]
April 19, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
While it could be true that older hearing aids are better than no hearing aids, it’s likely that what small benefit you get from them may be costly. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made substantial advancements. It’s gone from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features currently that […]
March 13, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
When it comes to history, there are three different types of individuals: those who are really interested and fascinated by history, those whose eyes gloss over and they start to fall asleep when history is discussed, and people who think that aliens are responsible for history. The history of hearing aids isn’t about aliens (sorry […]
March 6, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
As we get older, we all know that hearing loss and particular mental health concerns can worsen despite a healthy, active lifestyle. And scientists have recognized a strong link between the two that shouldn’t be dismissed and it will help if you don’t turn that hearing aid off. Depression is two times as likely in […]