Many of our social interactions revolve around going out to eat; sharing a meal and time with friends and family. But, enjoying a quiet restaurant dining experience may seem nearly impossible. Trying to hold a conversation, hear others talking at your table or, hear and understand the wait-staff and hostess in noisy restaurants can prove challenging - even for normal hearing individuals. If you are hearing impaired it becomes exponentially worse.
Tags: Hearing Aid, Audiology, Hearing Aids, Communication, Hearing
Ok. I have to be real about this.
Back in the day, before I became an audiologist, I did some really unkind, unhealthy things to my hearing. Pretty please, promise you won’t tell my 14 year old. You know, as the saying goes “do as I say not as I did."
“Do I really need a hearing aids?”
“Is my hearing that bad?”
“I am only here because my kids think I need a hearing aid”
Audiologists hear comments like this throughout their day.
Unfortunately hearing aids have not gained the same mainstream popularity and fashion forward statement that eyeglasses have. Despite the fact that 360 million people worldwide have hearing loss and that nearly 50% of people over 75 years of age have hearing loss, there is still wide spread resistance to trying hearing aids.
Tags: Audiology, Hearing Aids, Communication
