If you’re dealing with a hearing challenge, most people will recommend you speak to a medical specialist about the best way to optimize your hearing – but who do you talk to, an audiologist or an ENT specialist? Both professions offer different concentrations within...
The medical term “presbycusis” is derived from the Greek words for elderly (presby-) and hearing (akousis). It’s a fitting name, since the condition affects two out of three people in the US aged 70 and older. While age-related hearing loss is incurable to date, the...
Your hearing is more important than you might realize, and at Audicles Hearing Services, a pillar of auditory care in San Antonio since 1944, we understand the deeper impacts of hearing loss that often go unnoticed. It's not just about missing a few sounds here and...
With the world (internet) at our fingertips nowadays, it’s easy to be confused or misled by the daunting amount of information out there regarding hearing loss. With one in eight Americans impacted by hearing loss in some capacity and the numbers expected to double in...
As an audiologist with years of experience in hearing healthcare, I understand the challenges that those with hearing loss face daily. Apple's Live Listen feature, introduced in earlier versions of iOS and now updated in iOS 15, offers a valuable tool to help...
Getting new hearing aids is an adjustment. While the new hearing aids immediately adapt the sounds coming into the ear, it may take longer for your loved one’s brain to catch up with those challenges. If you have a loved one with new hearing aids, you cannot simply...
Right now, you or a loved one could be at a crossroads over how to treat a hearing loss. If that’s the case, then you’ll be pleased to know that this article will tell you absolutely everything you need to know about each treatment. With so many options come so many...
Hearing loss is far more common than most people realize. In fact, over the past year of wearing face masks, there has been a very distinct uptick in people realizing that they are having difficulty hearing and understanding speech. Even those who have very typical...
A press release from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has recently caught a lot of attention from the hearing healthcare community and major news outlets such as the BBC and Yahoo! News. The announcement shared that MIT was running trials with the aim of...
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...