Last year, we announced that we would be changing one local person’s life for the better. Through our Hear for the Holidays giveaway, residents were invited to nominate someone special to win a free pair of hearing aids, as well as access to our ongoing audiological...
Ever since Jabra announced their move into the hearing market last year, our Audicles team has been looking forward to the release of their Jabra Enhance Plus, the second low-cost hearing device offered by a leading manufacturer, following Bose’s SoundControl. Jabra...
Hearing aids — the words most people use to categorize a hearing treatment device that’s fitted by a hearing specialist — are now not the most accurate words needed to describe them. Because in October 2021, following President Biden’s Executive Order in July, the...
It can be challenging for new hearing aid wearers to assimilate to the new routine of wearing hearing aids. Although the hearing aids make a world of difference to the performance of your hearing, they’re also a considerable change in your daily routine. We have...
Our veterans are some of the likeliest to have a service-induced hearing loss and/or tinnitus from noise exposure. A 2017 study reported that “Veterans who had been exposed to blasts were more likely to have hearing loss and/or tinnitus” and according to the Centers...
Recently, President Biden signed an executive order allowing people to purchase over-the-counter hearing aids online or in-store. While this may be the right step in normalizing and mainstreaming hearing loss, our concern is that people will make ill-informed...
Hearing aid companies are popping up everywhere. We’re sure you’ve been targeted with their ads on social media and in the mail. There are some good and negative aspects to this. On the one hand, we’re delighted that more and more attention is being given to people...
Technological advancements over the last decade have been significant within the hearing care industry, giving people the confidence to take the first step and improve their hearing health. Despite the improvements in technology leading to hearing aids becoming more...
The time many Audiologists feared would come has finally arrived… After years of speculation, Bose has finally released their first ever over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids – the Bose SoundControl. Available in only a few states right now, including Massachusetts,...
Often, we are asked, “What hearing aids are the best?” While we understand that most people are naturally curious over what devices will be the most “highly rated” or “best performing,” the answer is not necessarily that easy. To be frank, there are a lot of factors...