The World Health Organization (WHO) has projected that by 2050, hearing loss’s pervasiveness across the world will double its numbers. It’s 2025 – meaning you have a 25-year head start on addressing your hearing loss with professional treatment solutions. Hearing loss...
When counseling patients about their hearing test results, I’ll often describe the mechanism of how we hear, how sound in our environment is converted into electrical impulses for the brain to interpret. They almost universally remark about what an amazing and complex...
How loud is too loud? We measure sound in decibels (dB), and it’s commonly known that noise over 85 dB can damage our hearing when listened to for a long time. The louder the noise is, the less time we can listen to it without damaging our hearing. For example,...
More and more hardworking members of the workforce are realizing the major benefits of hearing care, especially when it comes to their jobs and livelihoods. Strong hearing is crucial to doing your job well, but many of us take it for granted until it’s gone. Hearing...
Apple recently released what they’re calling “the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience”--hearing test, active noise cancelling and “clinical-grade Hearing Aid capability”–utilizing their AirPods Pro 2. As promised, here’s my experience as a person with...
While I was hoping to immediately follow up on last month's article about Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 OTC hearing aid ‘upgrade’, alas, the iOS update came too late (October 28th) for me to put them to the test (literally and figuratively) and write about my experience....
Today, October 28, 2024, Apple released its iOS 18.1 software, which includes the long-anticipated hearing health features. This release has been a long time coming, as we have closely monitored the progress, announcements, and initial rumors over the past nine...
As men age, there are some inevitable changes we often don’t discuss – one of them being the gradual increase of hair growth in unexpected places, including our ears. Although it might be an uncomfortable topic, excessive ear hair can directly impact the performance...
About 6 months ago, I wrote a piece about the ‘long rumored’ entrance of Apple into the over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid space. As of September 12th, we can now say with certainty that it’s no longer a rumor. The FDA officially approved Apple's new "Hearing Aid”...
Strong teamwork is the foundation of great service, and what better way to foster that spirit than through a bit of fun and friendly competition? Last month, our entire team took some time away from the office for an afternoon of team building at Game On Berkeley, a...