September 12, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Most people have heard about the benefits that are offered by seeing-eye dogs. They allow people who suffer from blindness to live with a great degree of independence while providing a certain amount of companionship. Over the last few years, there has been an increased amount of people who have sought out hearing-dogs for the […]
September 5, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Many people are unaware of the connection between an individual’s health and their overall ability to hear. There have been many recent studies on this subject, which have proven the existence of such a link between hearing and health. Most people do not realize that there are unhealthy habits which directly link their health to […]
August 22, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
The internet has brought many different possibilities in terms of health and information. Many people have used the internet for advice about their diet and overall health, while others have used it to have supplements sent directly to your home. One of the problems that this has caused is that fewer people are going to […]
August 20, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
All those fun summer outings you go on with family and friends – fireworks, concerts, sports events – can be revealing some dangers that could pose a threat to your hearing. While we’re not suggesting you ditch these fun summer traditions, you should be aware of the hearing loss possibilities associated with their loud sounds. […]
August 8, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You may have more cause to protect your hearing now than ever before. For years scientists have wondered if there was a more intricate link between the health of individuals and their ability to hear. Research on the subject has found that such a link exists, and a study was performed to discover the correlation […]
July 30, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Pete Townshend and Barbra Streisand – what trait do these diverse musicians all share? As a result of years of performing, they all have permanent hearing loss. When I treat musicians, I have to tell them a sad but unavoidable fact of life – the very music they love to play […]
July 25, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Patients often ask precisely why hearing in crowds of people is particularly hard for them. When they are talking to people one-on-one, or in small groups of people there is no problem, and they seem to hear just fine. But when they find themselves in a large crowd they often find it very difficult to […]
July 16, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing aids and mobile phones haven’t always gotten along as well as they do today. The complex electronics in both products often caused static, dropped words or squealing interference noises. Technology enhancements along with new government regulations have mostly eliminated this problem. Today cell phone – hearing aid compatibility is not the problem it used […]
July 11, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Shopping for and selecting your first hearing aid is an intimidating activity, and you aren’t alone in that feeling. When Consumer Reports did a comparative report on hearing aids, they followed consumers for six months as they tried to figure out which one to buy. Their report was dismaying: two-thirds of the aids purchased ended […]
June 30, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
A little bit of history and an explanation of how analog devices work versus how digital devices work is necessary to understand the distinctions between analog and digital hearing aids. Historically, analog technology appeared first, and as a result most hearing aids were analog until digital signal processing (DSP) was invented, at which point digital […]