How to Best Care for Your Hearing Aids
The right pair of hearing aids should provide years of helpful service. However, just like any other device you use, hearing aids require proper maintenance and care to ensure they provide the best quality performance over the longest period of time. Let’s go over a few tips and troubleshooting suggestions to make sure your hearing…
Getting Used to Your New Hearing Aids
You may be surprised to find out that putting in a pair of hearing aids isn’t the same as putting on a pair of glasses; you don’t get the full benefit immediately. Instead, your brain needs time to reacclimate to all the noises around you and filtering which ones are important and which ones aren’t….
Is It Time to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids?
Do you love walking around Antique Alley looking for treasures from years past? While antiques may be nice to look at, they don’t belong in your ears. Below we review the signs it’s time to upgrade your outdated hearing aids. Your Hearing Aids Are More than Five Years Old Hearing aids are built to last,…
The Life-Changing Benefits of Hearing Aids
Untreated hearing loss can impact more than just your ability to hear; it can affect many aspects of your health and emotional well-being. Fortunately, many with hearing loss can be treated with hearing aids. Continue reading to learn more about the numerous benefits of hearing aids. Better General Health A report published in 2020 looked…
How to Care for Your Hearing Aid Batteries
Some modern hearing aids now have built-in rechargeable batteries, but many still rely on disposable button batteries. If you have the second type, it’s important to know how to care for and store them, as these batteries contain heavy metals that can be very dangerous if not properly handled. Follow our tips below. How Can…
How to Pick the Best Hearing Aid
Each hearing aid manufacturer produces a full line of hearing aids available in a wide variety of styles. Determining which one is best for you can be challenging, so your audiologist takes a number of factors into consideration when making their recommendation. Type and Degree of Hearing Loss Not everyone with hearing loss can benefit…
Are Tinnitus Supplements Harmful or Helpful?
Even though tinnitus is a common symptom, affecting as many as 60 million Americans, there is still a general lack of information among patients and providers. This has led to an increase in misinformation and claims from products such as over-the-counter supplements and eardrops as ways to finally find relief. In an interview with Dr….
Surfer’s Ear
Those with frequent exposure to cold water – most commonly surfers and swimmers – often suffer from reactive exostosis, an inflammation of the bone in the ear canal that leads to the formation of new bone growth. Known medically as exostosis but referred to informally as surfer’s ear, this condition causes bone to thicken, leading…
How Loud Is Too Loud?
We’ve all heard that loud noises can cause hearing loss, but figuring out which sounds in particular can be dangerous to your hearing can be complicated. Below is a breakdown of how you can determine what sounds are too loud and put you at risk of hearing loss. How Sounds Can Damage Your Ears…
We’re Partnering with Lions to Help Low-Income Families Get Hearing Aids
Hearing Services of Santa Barbara is proud to announce a partnership with the Lions Club Sight and Hearing Foundation to help recycle hearing aids, which helps make essential hearing technology available to hard-of-hearing individuals from low-income families. Around 278 million people worldwide have moderate to profound hearing loss in both ears, according to the World…
