The people who visit an audiologist usually go because of a difficulty understanding speech. It is rare to have someone come into the clinic to have an evaluation because they primarily need to hear the sound of their car or to hear the newspaper rattle louder. Speech clarity or word understanding is what people with hearing loss request assistance for. The Social Wall The sounds that we make with our mouth are some of the same “sounds” that are made in the environment. As a … [Read more...] about Hearing Loss: The Invisible Wall
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From the Mouth of the Hearing Aid Consumer
People often ask me after an exam how much better they will hear if they choose to wear hearing aids. They want to understand what they are getting themselves into by investing their time and effort into a device about which they have heard mixed reviews. It is an excellent question, one that I would ask if I was in their shoes. Improvement with a Hearing Aid Each person will experience a different outcome with hearing aids. Every hearing loss is unique, as is the way the brain understands … [Read more...] about From the Mouth of the Hearing Aid Consumer