October 31, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
You aren’t really sure why, but you’ve been feeling moody lately. Well, it was irritating earlier today when you felt left out of the meeting at the office. The other night your daughter seemed frustrated with you when you asked her to turn the tv volume up over and over again leading to her suddenly […]
October 23, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Subtle changes in your hearing can be difficult to notice because of how slowly hearing loss typically progresses. Even though children are regularly tested, the majority of adults don’t even think about scheduling a hearing exam like they would their vision. So why should your hearing be any less critical than your vision? Here are […]
October 17, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Have you ever left your Earbuds in your pocket and they ended up going through the laundry or maybe lost them altogether? All of a sudden, your morning jog is a million times more boring. You have a dull and dreary train ride to work. And your virtual meetings are suffering from bad audio quality. […]
October 11, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
We usually think of hearing loss as something that develops gradually. This can make the symptoms easy to miss. (After all, you’re simply turning up the volume on your TV once in a while, it’s nothing to worry about, right?) Sometimes that’s true but in some cases, it isn’t. In some situations, hearing loss can […]
October 4, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Most people are pleased with their hearing aids: 91% of hearing aid wearers are happy with the hearing aid experience when speaking one-on-one, as reported by a recent survey. When breaking down results with specific activities, 75% were satisfied in a restaurant or on the phone, 78% were satisfied while in the supermarket, and 85% […]
September 27, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
It’s not difficult to observe how your body ages over time. Your skin begins to develop some wrinkles. You begin to lose your hair or it turns grey. Your knees begin to hurt a little bit more. Your skin gets a little saggy in places. Maybe you start to detect some fading of your hearing […]
September 21, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
It might seem, at first, like measuring hearing loss would be easy. If you’re dealing with hearing loss, you can most likely hear some things clearly at a lower volume, but not others. You may confuse particular letters like “S” or “B”, but hear other letters just fine at any volume. It will become more […]
September 11, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
For just a moment, picture that you have a job as a salesperson. Today, you’re having a very important call with a potential client. Multiple representatives from their offices have come together to discuss whether to employ your company for the job. As the call goes on, voices go up and down…and are sometimes difficult […]
September 5, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
Isn’t pizza fascinating? As long as a few factors are met, you can change toppings, cheese, and sauce, and it’s still a pizza. Hearing loss is similar. Symptoms and presentations are caused by a number of different problems, loud noises, genetic factors, age, or ear obstructions, but as long as you have difficulty hearing sounds, […]
September 1, 2023 | McDonald Audiology & Hearing Health Care
What’s the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline? Medical science has found a connection between brain health and hearing loss. It was discovered that even minor neglected hearing loss increases your risk of developing dementia. These two seemingly unconnected health disorders might have a pathological link. So how can a hearing test help reduce […]