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Strategies for Better Hearing
When you have hearing loss, you encounter listening challenges wherever you turn, whether it’s at work or the comfort of your home. Below are some strategies for better hearing in two common listening environments. At…
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How Hearing Aids Are Fit
Once your Audiologist has determined that your type and degree of hearing loss lends itself to treatment with a hearing aid, the selection and fitting process begins. This is important, as hearing aids are not…
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Is Your Hearing Loss Temporary?
Temporary hearing loss may be caused by an obstruction or other health condition. While many causes of hearing loss can eventually be resolved and your hearing can be restored to what it once was, it’s…
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What Is VNG Testing?
Videonystagmography (VNG) is a test that determines whether you have a vestibular disorder. When there is something wrong with the vestibular system of the inner ear, you’ll experience dizziness, vertigo, imbalance and/or falls. Testing is…
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Protect Your Hearing in These Three Environments
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hearing loss is the third most common health condition for Americans, and one in four people has some degree of noise induced hearing loss. What…
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What Is Low-Frequency Hearing Loss?
Low-frequency hearing loss is hearing loss characterized by difficulty hearing low-pitch sounds, including men’s voices, musical bass and thunder. It’s sometimes called reverse-slope hearing loss due to the shape it makes on an audiogram, which…
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5 Facts About Hearing Aids
Nine out of ten people who are diagnosed with hearing loss in Santa Barbara can benefit from hearing aids, but studies show only about 16 percent actually wear them. There are several oft-cited barriers to…
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Should I Bring Up Hearing Loss Over Thanksgiving?
Giving Thanks for Good Hearing Santa Barbara households will be filled with the scent of roast turkey and fresh-baked pumpkin pies this week. Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together and share what…
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A Simple Surgical Procedure Can Help Those with Protruding Ears
Bullying is an ongoing problem not just in Santa Barbara but across the country, as well. Children are targeted for a wide variety of reasons, including their physical appearance. Kids with protruding ears fare especially…
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Do Essential Oils Help with Hearing & Balance Problems?
Essential oils are the concentrated liquids derived from a variety of plants, usually herbs and fruit. People have been extracting them and using them for medicinal purposes for centuries; records date back as far as…