Ovation Hearing Blog
In other blog posts, we’ve expressed the importance of caring for your hearing devices. Here, we’ll discuss Dry Boxes and the role they play in keeping your device functioning at its full capacity. Moisture and its Effects on Hearing Aids Moisture can affect all hearing devices. Through humidity, sweat, or any number of ways moisture might creep into the device, once it’s... Read More
Earwax buildup and moisture are two of the most common causes of problems in hearing aids. Earwax can clog the device’s ear tube and microphone, preventing amplified sound from passing into your ear, while moisture can damage the internal circuitry of the device. Both of these issues can lead to decreased performance of your hearing aid and potentially even render... Read More
Hearing loss can be caused by a number of factors. Though it is frequently inherited, hearing loss causes can include: Prolonged Exposure to Sound Over Time Certain Conditions & Infections Head Injuries Natural part of the aging processProlonged Exposure to Noise From having conversations, listening to music and television, and even hearing the sounds on the street, we put our ears through a lot. Usually... Read More
The evidence gets stronger and stronger everyday. Hearing loss among young people is becoming a serious national health emergency. Right now, it’s estimated 5 million children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years and millions more adults under the age of 40 have hearing loss related to exposure to loud noises. This type of of damage is called NIHL or noise induced... Read More
Imagine the Olympics without the roar of the crowd. The figure skaters flying over the ice in graceful silence. What about the evening news with no sound? And can you begin to imagine the frustration of missing your baby’s first words? One hearing loss fact is that every day, nearly 50 million Americans with hearing loss have experiences like these. It can happen... Read More