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• How to properly clean your ears Posted by Larry Otwell, Au.D., CCC-A on January 18, 2022 Cerumen, commonly known as earwax, is key to a healthy ear. It collects dirt, debris and bacteria, preventing unwanted foreign bodies from entering the ear. It has lubrication properties to keep the ears from getting dry and itchy. And, it acts as an antifungal and antibacterial, helping to fight infections in and around our ears. But, let’s face it,... Read More
• Tips for getting used to wearing new hearing aids Posted by Larry Otwell, Au.D., CCC-A on January 04, 2022 OK, think back to a year or so ago. Remember when you would go to a matinee and then after, when it ended and you left the theater, the daylight would overwhelm you temporarily? Well, the same thing happens when you first start wearing hearing aids. Your brain has gotten used to the quiet. It hasn’t received proper noise signals for as long as you’ve... Read More
• Hard time hearing in noise? Here's why Posted by Larry Otwell, Au.D., CCC-A on December 09, 2021 There are many signs of hearing loss — but one of the first signs that your hearing is going is if you can hear fine in quiet environments yet struggle to hear in noise. Here’s why. Even for people with normal hearing, noisy settings can be tricky to navigate when trying to make out speech. That’s because we all use contextual cues during... Read More
• Hearing aid perception vs. reality Posted by Larry Otwell, Au.D., CCC-A on December 03, 2021 Hearing and sight are arguably our two most important senses (despite taste getting a lot of attention these past 18 months). Yet, if and when either starts to fail us — and both typically do as we age — we react to each very differently. You can tell by all the people with glasses, contacts, Lasik surgery or cheaters that we have no problem or... Read More
• Hearing loss treatment and the role it plays in dementia prevention Posted by Larry Otwell, Au.D., CCC-A on November 18, 2021 A 2017 study, conducted by The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care, called dementia “the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century.” But you don’t need a study to tell you that. Ask friends and loved ones of the estimated 50 million people worldwide who have dementia (there’s a... Read More