February 14, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing loss is difficult, if not impossible, to diagnose by yourself. For example, you can’t really put your ear next to a speaker and subjectively evaluate what you hear. Which means that if you want to understand what’s happening with your hearing, you have to get it tested. Now, before you begin sweating or anxiously […]
January 10, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Bananas taste much different then they used to. That’s because today’s banana farmers grow a really different variety of banana then they did in the past. Today’s banana can develop successfully in a large number of climates, are more resilient, and can develop faster. They don’t taste the same either. So how did this swap […]
November 1, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You’re assaulted by noise as soon as you get to the annual company holiday party. You can feel the pumping music, the thrum of shouted conversations, and the clattering of glasses. You’re not enjoying it at all. In such a loud setting, you can’t hear anything. You can’t keep up with conversations, you can’t hear […]
October 12, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Surprisingly, it’s been over 10 years since most people have had a hearing assessment. Harper is one of them. She schedules a checkup and cleaning with her dentist every six months and she reports dutifully for her yearly medical test. She even changes her timing belt every 6000 miles. But her hearing test normally gets […]
August 1, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing loss can be a consequence of many things and is usually incredibly frustrating. There are some situations where hearing loss is a consequence of a more serious underlying health condition and isn’t just the result of aging or an injury. Look out for these hearing loss red flags Hearing loss will frequently throw up […]
June 13, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You’re a fairly busy person, so it’s understandable that you totally forgot about the hearing test you have scheduled for tomorrow. Thankfully, you just received that reminder text from us, and you still have a few hours to get ready. So… what should you do? Hearing tests aren’t like back in college or high school […]
May 24, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
When should you get a hearing test? Here are four clues that you should get your hearing checked. I guess my TV is frequently turned up to the point where my kids recently complained. And guess what my reply was. I said, “What”? It was humorous. Because it was a joke. But, in reality, it […]
March 1, 2022 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You will still visit your eye doctor annually even if you already wear eyeglasses. Because your eyes change over time. Similar to the rest of your body, your eyes aren’t static and neither are your ears. That’s why, even after you’ve purchased hearing aids, it’s imperative to continue to get your ears tested just like […]