March 5, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing damage is hazardously sneaky. It creeps up on an individual through the years so gradually you hardly notice, making it easy to deny or ignore. And then, when you eventually acknowledge the signs and symptoms, you shrug it off as inconvenient and annoying as its real effects are hidden. For up to 48 million […]
February 28, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Fame, wealth, and screaming fans — these are some of the terms and phrases you’d pick in order to depict the everyday life of a professional musician. In spite of this, what you more than likely wouldn’t take into account is “hearing loss” or “tinnitus,” the not-so-pleasant side-effects of all that popularity, money, and screaming. […]
February 21, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
85 decibels. That’s the sound level at which repeated exposure can lead to severe hearing damage. 100 decibels. that is the sound level hit by a rock show, which is not-so-good news for musicians or concert goers. It’s also a portion of a greater problem: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), as […]
February 14, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
These days, countless people wear hearing aids each day in order to hear better. This is nothing new, although the technology has unquestionably come a long way. Readily available in numerous shapes, sizes, and even colors, today’s hearing aids only weigh a few ounces when they used to weigh several pounds! They’re not only more […]
February 5, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Hearing aids have gone through numerous iterations in their 200-plus year history. The technology that is utilized in hearing aids has historically been developed as a consequence of a committed scientist who is either affected by hearing loss or has a friend or family member affected by hearing loss. For example, Alexander Graham Bell’s mother […]
January 28, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
There are ways that you can go about avoiding hearing loss in your daily life. Be sure to wear the right protection equipment on the job and take some ear plugs to concerts. Yet another way to preserve your hearing for a long time is to make sure you are making the right medication choices. […]
January 21, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
There are many different ways that the holidays can impact people around the world. For most, it is a pleasant time of the year, when people are only worried about catching up with friends and family members. Sadly, this is not always the case for people who suffer from hearing loss. They may not be […]
January 14, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
While hearing aids have been lauded as one of the best inventions in recent memory, for many people they are devices that are too non-specific. While this is true of the older models that were programmed by the user, it is important to realize that newer models make the best use of technology to help […]
January 7, 2015 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
The future of hearing aids is here. Brain hearing aids have finished their trials and are being prepared to be used around the world within months. These carefully-constructed hearing devices promise the ability to experience clearer, more natural hearing than ever before. All of those old digital models will be tossed to the wayside as […]
December 27, 2014 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Of all of the advancements that have been made in hearing aid technology, the least well-known has to do with a device that most people probably have in their pockets or purses right now: cell phones. Although it is not common knowledge to many, the history and future of cell phones are intricately connected with […]