Hearing Through Your Bones
Did you know you can ‘hear’ through your bones? Of course bones don’t translate sound waves like the inner ear. However, bones are porous and make great sound conductors. In fact, bones conduct sound so well, audiologists are using the skull to help people hear when they can’t use traditional behind-the-ear hearing aid (usually because…
When Do You Need a Hearing Aid?
Many first-time hearing aid wearers have wondered for many months if their hearing was bad enough to qualify for a hearing aid. Hearing loss can be difficult to detect because it occurs gradually. Some people don’t realize how often they ask others to repeat themselves or notice how high the television volume needs to be…