What Is Noise Pollution?
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Undesirable or bothersome sounds are classified as noise. When consistent noises begin to cause negative emotional and physical effects on humans or animals, they are known as noise pollution. Understanding what causes noise pollution can help you protect yourself and your hearing. What Sounds Are Classified as Noise Common sources of noise pollution include: Construction…
How Hearing Aids Help You Hear Better
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Hearing aids are complex electronic devices that help you communicate in countless listening situations and reconnect with the ones you love. How does a tiny device do all that? We’ll explain. Four Key Components of Every Hearing Aid Hearing aids work by amplifying sounds to a level you can hear with your degree of hearing…
COVID-19
Updated: 7/29/2021 Hearing is ESSENTIAL. We’re proud to be open and offering full services at this time following all CDC guidelines to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our patients and staff. Clinic Appointments: We are open for in-office visits. We continue to require an appointment to enter the clinic, so we request that you…
Get Used to Your Hearing Aids with These Four Tips
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Hearing aids do not fix your hearing loss; they amplify sounds to a level your ears can hear. Your ears will be exposed to noises you have not heard in years, and some noises, like your voice, will sound different than you remember. Getting used to wearing your new hearing aids takes some time, but…
Tips for Dining with Hearing Loss
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Living with hearing loss can make enjoyable activities very difficult. You may have difficulty following conversations, especially in venues with lots of background noise, like restaurants. This is why many people with hearing loss experience social withdrawal, which can ultimately lead to depression and even cognitive decline. Below are some tips to help you better…
Announcing Hearing Health Center’s Hearing with a Heart Essay Contest
Win a FREE PAIR of Phonak Premium Hearing Aids To kick off our Year of Giving Back to the community, we’re giving away a pair of hearing aids to someone in need of this life-changing gift. To Enter: Submit an essay about you or someone you know describing the challenges faced by a person living…
Hearing Loops Can Make Movies More Enjoyable
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Moviegoing is a popular pastime throughout Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. What else are you going to do when it’s ten below zero with a foot of snow on the ground?! Catching a flick is a great opportunity to escape the everyday stress, but if you’re suffering from hearing loss, it might actually lead to…
Noise-Cancelling Headphones Can Save Your Hearing
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About 20 percent of the population in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota has hearing loss to some degree. That’s a lot of Midwesterners struggling to understand (and it’s got nothing to do those accents we are often accused of having). With noise being the biggest contributor, there are steps you can take to protect your…
Pros & Cons of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
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There’s been a lot of talk about over-the-counter hearing aids, as they are geared for a nationwide rollout beginning sometime in 2020. With around 20 percent of people in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota experiencing hearing loss, the ready availability of a lower-cost alternative to physician-prescribed hearing aids appears, on the surface, to be a…
Separating Hearing Myth from Reality
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Hearing loss isn’t rare in the Midwest; about one in five people in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota suffers from some degree of hearing impairment. Not everybody chooses to seek treatment; in many cases, they have erroneous misconceptions about either their condition or treatment. Sometimes, both. Facts About Hearing Loss 48 million Americans experience hearing…