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12/01/2020

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12/22/2019

Ear to Hear, Inc. in Auburn and Geneva will be closed the following days:
December 24, 2019
December 25, 2019
December 26, 2019
December 31, 2019
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January 1, 2020
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12/04/2018

Living with hearing loss.
Air travelers with hearing loss

The holidays are coming up and more people will be traveling. For air travelers with hearing loss, it is especially challenging. "For us who are deaf or hard of hearing, what is being said by stewards and captains needs to be captioned where everyone can see. I had no clue what was being said," according to Lori H. who recently took a trip.

Another woman reported, "My experience at BWI last month was horrible. It was so bad other TSA agents approached me to file (a) report. I told (the TSA agent) three times I was deaf and needed help and she told me too bad--figure it out." Jackie C. suggested, "I make a point of telling the person at the check in desk that I am hearing impaired. They have always been helpful once they know."

The U.S. Department of Transportation offers "A Consumer Guide to Air Travel" on their website https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/fly-rights. There is a section titled "New Horizons: Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability" where you can download and print out a PDF by clicking here ?

According to the document, airlines may require a safety assistant to accompany a person who has both severe hearing and severe vision impairments which prevent him or her from receiving and acting on necessary instructions from carrier personnel when evacuating the aircraft during an emergency.

Reportedly a bill of rights for airline passengers with disabilities, along with enhanced disability training for TSA officers, are on the way under a new federal law. Meanwhile, air travelers with hearing loss can be their own advocates by staying informed about airline requirements as well as their own passenger rights. Above all, patience and civility on all sides goes a long way to making the journey safe and pleasant for everyone.

12/03/2018

You can customize the CaptionCall phone.

The CaptionCall phone features multiple settings to make your call experience great. Try adjusting the following settings to make sure the CaptionCall phone is set up exactly how you like it.
Make your captions easy to read by touching the Settings icon and choosing Display Settings:

Text
The CaptionCall phone has three text sizes to choose from so you can decide which is more important for you—seeing as much of the captioned conversation as possible on the screen at once or making the captions as large as possible.

Brightness
The CaptionCall phone has three brightness levels to choose from so you can decide what is best for your comfort and readability.

Make sure you always hear an incoming call by touching the Settings icon and choosing Ringer:

Ring Tone
Choose from multiple ring tones to find one that is easiest for you to hear or one that you like the most! When you select a ring tone, it will briefly play so you can hear it.

Flash Screen
You can choose to have the CaptionCall phone screen flash when you are receiving an incoming call. To activate this feature, touch the box next to "Flash screen on incoming call" to place a checkmark in it.

For additional information consult the CaptionCall phone User Guide.

12/02/2018

Living with hearing loss.
Planning for the holidays with hearing loss.

The holidays can be full of joyous events, visiting friends and relatives, and festive parties. While it's a time for celebration, it can also be especially stressful for those with hearing loss. The noise level increases, making it difficult to hear. With a little planning, you can truly enjoy the holiday cheer. Here are a few considerations to keep in mind:
Schedule a check up with your hearing healthcare provider to be ready for the holidays.
Make sure your hearing aids are up to date and have fresh batteries. Carry an extra set with you. The same goes for any other assistive hearing device.
Speech recognition is a definite challenge when music is playing or crowds are gathered. Let others know you want to have a good time, too. Don't be afraid to ask the host to adjust the volume of the music.
Avoid being overwhelmed by crowds. Rather, focus on small group conversations. Switch seats if necessary or choose a quiet area in the room with your back to a wall. This will block out some of the noise.
Let the host know you might need assistance. They will appreciate it because you're their guest.
Enjoy the holidays by planning ahead. You'll be glad you did.

10/14/2018

List of Rockers With Hearing Loss Grows

Musicians are more likely than other professions to experience auditory decline

by Edna Gundersen, AARP, July 18, 2018

Rocker Eric Clapton, diva Barbra Streisand and rapper Will.i.am may be worlds apart musically but they share this in common: All three are having audio difficulties.

They’re among a growing number of musicians suffering from hearing loss after decades of exposure to loud music. The problem is especially prevalent in the ranks of boomer rockers, including Pete Townshend of The Who, Neil Young and Sting.

According to a German study that analyzed the health insurance records of 7 million people from 2004 to 2008, working musicians are nearly four times more likely to suffer noise-induced hearing loss than those in any other profession. They also were 57 percent more likely to have tinnitus — ringing in the ears — brought on by their work.

Among musicians struggling with various forms of hearing loss:

• Who guitarist Pete Townshend, now nearly deaf, began losing his hearing in the ’70s. On "The Who Tour 1989," he played guitar behind a glass partition. Who singer Roger Daltrey also suffers from hearing loss.

• Neil Young says his tinnitus began with the recording of 1991 live album Weld, which is why he followed it with mellower Harvest Moon.

• Barbra Streisand, also a tinnitus victim, first had symptoms at age 9.

• Eric Clapton blames his loss of hearing on cranking up the amps during his youth and regrets not heeding warnings to turn down the volume and wear earplugs.

• Ozzy Osbourne says his long career of playing excruciatingly loud metal music left him with a serious case of tinnitus.

• George Martin, the late producer of Beatles albums, began experiencing hearing loss in the ’70s after years of long stretches in the studio. Nearly deaf when he retired in 1998, he was wearing two hearing aids and had learned to lip-read.

• Thomas Bangalter, half of the electronic music duo Daft Punk, quit performing in small clubs to preserve what’s left of his hearing. He got tinnitus after years of exposure to loud music.

• Anthony Kiedis, singer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, developed tinnitus during the band’s tour with Nirvana in the early ’90s.

• Danny Elfman gave up performing live with his band Oingo Boingo when his hearing began to fade, and turned to the studio, launching a career as a movie composer.

• Electronica artist Moby got tinnitus after playing with punk bands and now wears earplugs consistently.

• Chris Martin of Coldplay has been struggling with tinnitus since 2002, but says the problem was arrested after he started wearing earplugs.

Why Hearing Loss Happens
Others with noise-induced hearing problems include James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica, Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, John Densmore of the Doors and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. And it's no wonder.

Long periods of exposure to sounds exceeding 85 decibels, the equivalent of busy street traffic, is considered risky. The pain threshold is 125 decibels. The average rock concert is 115 decibels, 10 decibels below a jackhammer or ambulance. The permissible exposure time before damage occurs at 115 decibels is three minutes, according to data from 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division. Sound systems in some arenas and stadiums can hit 140 decibels. That’s louder than a jet engine.

Music may be harmonious, exciting and dreamy, but it’s still noise.

"Noise can hurt you, even if it’s music," says Kathy Peck, executive director of HEAR (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers), a nonprofit she founded in 1988 with a San Francisco physician after both attended an exceptionally loud concert. "You don’t realize that the high or rush you’re getting from music can damage your hearing."

Peck, a former bass player for the Bay Area all-female rock band The Contractions, experienced hearing damage while performing in 1984 and developed tinnitus. She launched HEAR with assistance from such musical luminaries as Townshend, Metallica drummer Ulrich and promoter Bill Graham, as well as MTV, medical organizations and music trade groups.

HEAR’s chief aim is to raise awareness among musicians and fans about the dangers of repeated exposure to loud music. Its website, hearnet.com, offers risk assessments, referral links and information about custom earplugs, which are far more effective in preventing damage and evenly conveying sound frequencies than conventional earplugs. As for the cotton or tissue you stuff into your ears? They cut sound by a mere seven decibels.

"It’s always a great idea to have hearing protection at a concert," Peck says. "Cheap earplugs are good in a pinch, but customized earplugs stop the progression of hearing loss."

HEAR is particularly concerned about teens "who think they’re invincible," Peck says. But the organization also recognizes that huge numbers of older musicians and fans have not abandoned their passion for blaring rock.

"People in their 60s and 70s are still playing music and going to shows," Peck says. "And so many of them are suffering mild to moderate hearing loss. It’s a wide problem. But it’s never too late to start protecting yourself."

Sting performs on tour in New York City

10/14/2018

4 Steps to Protect Your Hearing Now

Take care of the hearing you have, no matter your age

by Stacey Colino, October 11, 2017

Once your hearing is gone, it can’t be replaced. But you can take steps to protect the hearing you have now.

If you are over 40 and have trouble hearing clearly in certain situations, you’ve got plenty of company. Fourteen percent of people between the ages of 45 and 64 have some hearing loss, and 30 percent of those over 65 do, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Usually, this stems from getting older and being exposed to loud sounds over many decades.

“It’s important to understand that hearing loss from noise exposure is cumulative, so everything you’ve been exposed to for 50 years adds up over time,” says Sarah Sydlowski, audiology director of the hearing implant program at the Cleveland Clinic. “Once hearing is gone, it can’t be replaced.” However, you can take steps to protect the hearing you have now. Here are four everyday steps to take.

Lower the volume on personal music devices. “We see a lot of damage from people turning up the volume too much on iPhones,” says Landon Duyka, an ear, nose and throat physician at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Illinois. His recommendation: If you listen to music with earphones, follow the 60/60 rule — 60 decibels for 60 minutes or less per day. To put this in context, normal speech registers at about 60 decibels, a blow-dryer or kitchen blender at around 80 to 90 decibels, power tools at 100 decibels, and a jackhammer at 130 decibels.

Muffle loud sounds. Wear earplugs when attending concerts or loud group-fitness classes (spin class, anyone?) or when working with lawn mowers, leaf blowers, snowblowers or other noisy equipment. To be effective, the plugs need to fit properly. For occasional use, disposable foam earplugs (available in stores or online) may be sufficient. To place them properly, roll them up tightly and insert them into the ear canal as you pull back the back of your ear; the sides of the foam plugs should be flush with the sides of your ear canal, Sydlowski explains.

For extremely loud sounds, consider investing in musicians’ earplugs, which can reduce the volume by 30 decibels, or in protective earmuffs. “Being exposed to moderately loud sounds for a long period of time or to extremely loud sounds for a short period of time can damage hearing — 85 decibels is the cutoff for what you can safely be around for eight hours,” Sydlowski says. For every 3-decibel increase above that, the safe listening time drops in half. (For specific decibel-exposure-time recommendations, go to dangerousdecibels.org.) For very loud sounds, you can double up with earplugs and muffs, Sydlowski says. “The louder the sound, the better it is to have that extra protection.”

Tend to your overall health. If you smoke, quit — because the habit can harm your hearing by impairing circulation, Sydlowski says. Similarly, certain underlying health conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart disease, thyroid disorders and diabetes) can contribute to hearing loss by compromising blood flow. Ménière’s disease (a disorder of the inner ear) and shingles can take a toll on your hearing if they affect the structures in your inner ear; it’s important to get these treated promptly for the sake of your hearing, Duyka says. Also, some medications — including some chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, erectile dysfunction drugs and high doses of aspirin — can be ototoxic (meaning toxic to the ear). If you notice a change in your hearing while taking one of these drugs, be sure to tell your doctor.

Check the volume around you. There are good-quality sound level apps you can download onto your smartphone to gauge the noise levels wherever you are, Sydlowski says. These include Sound Meter for Androids, the NIOSH Sound Level Meter for iOS devices and Decibel 10 for iPhone and iPad. By using one of these to assess the sound level at work, the gym or a convention, you can make a well-informed decision about whether you’d be wise to pop in a pair of earplugs

10/14/2018

How to Hear Better

Maximize your situations at home, at work and in public spaces

by Jessica Press, April 9, 2018

If you have trouble hearing at work, consider talking to your manager or human resources department about moving to a quieter area, such as an office with a door or a corner workstation.

A variety of environments bring with them different challenges to hearing, but there are proactive steps one can take to hear better in most of them. If you're concerned about your hearing but haven't been tested, take the national hearing test here.

At work
Many of us are working longer and harder. But you can work more productively and less stressfully when you maximize your hearing at the office.

“We see a lot of older patients at our clinic who feel embarrassed because they’re really struggling to hear in the work environment,” says Sarah Kirk, an audiologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. “It’s very loud, there are cubicles, there’s a lot of reverberation, and they can’t hear on the telephone. It can all be very stressful,” she says.

Kirk reminds patients that hearing loss may be an “invisible disability,” but that they are entitled to take advantage of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Consider talking to your manager or human resources department about moving to an office with a door or a workstation in a corner — away from chatty colleagues, the copier, and loud fans or air conditioning units.

If you can’t move your space, minimize noise reverberations by putting a small rug under your chair or noise-absorbing panels on your walls, Kirk suggests.

Also, ask someone in human resources about getting a more suitable phone — whether it’s one with closed-captioning or increased volume capability — and consider noise-canceling headphones. At meetings, Kirk suggests, sit no farther than 10 feet from the speaker. If available, ask for the written agenda before a meeting and a copy of the minutes afterward.

In public spaces
Whether you’re headed to a movie or museum or out for dinner, a little bit of prep goes a long way. “When you make a restaurant reservation, tell the host that you’ll need the quietest table in the restaurant,” says Brian J. McKinnon, M.D., associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia.

Do not sit near the kitchen or front door; booths are best for blocking sound, and tables near curtains and carpet help, too. “Ask for a printed list of specials — versus having your server rattle them off in 30 seconds,” McKinnon adds. Most telecoil- or Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids will also allow your server or restaurant companions to use your phone as a mini microphone, speaking directly to your hearing device.

For movie, theater and museum visits, call in advance to find out what kind of assisted-listening devices (ALDs) — such as noise-canceling headsets, audio headsets and telecoil (t-coil) compatibility — are available, Kirk suggests.

Look for the t-coil symbol when you’re out; a blue sign with a white ear suggests that the environment is already looped, so all you’d have to do is push the t-coil button on your hearing aid, and the source will go directly into your hearing aids, as it increasingly does at airports, banks, places of worship and supermarkets.

At parties or in restaurants, public spaces or even someone's home, many people with hearing loss say that it can be hard to understand what's going on when multiple conversations are happening at once. When there's someone you'd really like to chat with, ask if they'd like to move away from the crowd to a quieter spot.

At home
“The tips for home are all of the above, plus some basic things,” McKinnon says. His No. 1 suggestion: Don’t try to have a conversation with someone in another room. Get close so you can face each other directly.

And you can use technology to your advantage at home. The t-coil function on your hearing aid can loop to your TV, says Elizabeth Levine-Davis, an audiologist at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in New York. “That way, you and your partner can watch the same show at your preferred volume.” And here's other helpful tech that can make it easier to hear your television.

You may be eligible for a free closed-captioning phone (talk to your audiologist) and can order a wide range of hearing devices — from vibrating alarm clocks to flashing doorbells and smoke detectors — through sellers of assistive products, such as Harris Communications and ADCO Hearing Products.

“Being your own self-advocate — in all venues — is super important,” Kirk stresses. “Improving your communication [and] addressing your hearing issues reduces stress in your life, and makes your relationships better with coworkers, friends and family.”

08/16/2018

Connecting Soon! Your patients will soon enjoy Bluetooth connectivity with CaptionCall. This means they will have more audio choices when using their CaptionCall phone, including: • Using a streamer that connects directly to their hearing aids • Using their favorite Bluetooth headphones • Using the phone’s handset or speakerphone

As a patient of ours, you can qualify for a free Caption Call Phone, as long as you have Internet Connection.

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08/12/2018

Will Hearing Aids Work For You?

The majority of people with mild to moderate hearing loss can benefit from hearing aids. However, hearing aids don’t work for everyone, including people with severe to profound nerve deafness, or sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. This is because hearing aids amplify sound, but when damage to hearing is too severe, the amplification that hearing aids provide can make sounds more distorted, rather than clearer. In these instances, people will benefit more from a cochlear implant.

However, many people say, “Well, I know someone with hearing aids that cost a few thousand dollars, but they don’t work for him so they just sit at a drawer in his home.”

While it may seem foolish to give hearing aids a try after knowing people who did not benefit from them, there are many reasons to do so if you have mild to moderate hearing loss.

For starters, in most states, there are consumer laws that allow individuals to try hearing aids for 30 days and return them for a refund. However, 30 days is not usually enough time to know if hearing aids work for you. Instead, pick a clinic that will let you try a pair of hearing aids without purchasing them first. A place like this is usually confident in its audiologists’ abilities to help you find the perfect pair of devices for you and to adjust them for the perfect fit.

It’s also very important to know that hearing aids do not work right away. Many people are confused about this. They think that their hearing should be “restored” and work the second they put the devices in. However, this is not how hearing aids work. They do not restore hearing, but they do allow you to hear sounds in a new way through amplification. This can take a lot of time for your ears to get used to – in fact, it may take a few months and a dozen visits to the audiologist to have them functioning how they should for you! The important thing is to manage your expectations and to be patient. Most audiologists recommend only wearing your hearing aids for a few hours a day at first, and starting in quiet surroundings before gradually working up to longer periods and more noisy surroundings. This can help you adjust and ensure that you have the most success with your new devices!

At Ear to Hear, Inc. we offer Flex Trial on hearings so that you may see if the hearings are a fit for you with weekly follow-ups to work on adjustments, etc. to make the hearing aids comfortable for you. We also extend our trial period from 30 days to 45 days, in an attempt to give you more time to adjust to the hearing aids. On or before the 45 days, if you are not satisfied, you can return the hearing aids for a full refund, no hassles, and we hope you will let others know we are willing to work with our patients to do everything possible to make it work for them.

Please give us a call and set an appointment for a free test and evaluation.

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08/07/2018

Hearing loss - your ears at 35,000 feet

This summer has been the busiest ever for air travel. An estimated 246.1 million passengers will fly with U.S. air lines between June 1 and August 31, 2018. The effect of high altitude on the body is considerable.

At high altitudes, defined as 8,000 feet or above, the air pressure is lower. Oxygen levels drop—about three percent per 1,000 feet. Heart and respiratory rates increase with altitude. Humidity is low. The air is dry. You exhale and perspire twice as much moisture as you would at sea level. The risk of dehydration goes up. Blood flow increases to the brain, heart and lungs. All of this can lead to headaches, nausea and vomiting.

Meanwhile, many people experience pressure in their ears and perhaps a popping sensation. As the pressure changes, the pain can be excruciating—especially for babies and children. The Eustachian tubes' job is to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear to the outside air pressure by opening and letting air reach the middle ear. Popping is merely the Eustachian tubes adjusting the air pressure in the middle ears. Children have more narrow tubes so when anything blocks the tubes (infection, swelling, etc.) it's painful. As a plane descends the air pressure increases which is why children experience pain during the landing phase. While the pain is usually temporary, if a child has an ear infection the risk is possible rupture or tear of the eardrum, in which case the trip may need to be delayed.

In most other circumstances there are a number of ways to avoid ear pain.

- Drink lots of water for hydration. Swallowing opens the Eustachian tubes.

- Chew gum, suck on lozenges or mints, or eat something that requires lots of chewing.

- For babies or toddlers, always have a pacifier or bottle and keep the child upright while swallowing.

- Pinch the tip of your nose and exhale through the nose with the mouth closed. Do this both during the ascent and descent of the flight.

- Before flying consult with your physician about taking or stopping OTC pain meds, antihistamines, expectorants, and congestion relief meds.

Remember, ears can be painful at 35,000 feet in the air. Planning and patience will help you and yours to have a more enjoyable flight. Happy travels!

If you have a hearing loss or think you might have a hearing loss, please give us a call at the following:

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08/04/2018

How Hearing Declines With Age

Some loss is expected as decades pass

by Stacey Colino, October 27, 2017 AARP.

When hearing decline begins depends partly on genetic factors and partly on long-term noise exposure.

Just as it becomes more difficult to see clearly at a close distance or to have perfect recall of names as you get older, certain hearing changes become noticeable as the decades pass.

“If you live long enough, you’re going to suffer some hearing loss — it’s part of the normal aging process,” says Sean McMenomey, M.D., a professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery and neurological surgery at the New York University Langone Medical Center. One study, published in the March 1, 2017, issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, found that while hearing loss is declining slightly among adults between the ages of 20 and 69, age is the biggest risk factor for hearing impairment — 39 percent of adults ages 60 to 69 have trouble hearing speech clearly.

Age-related hearing loss, called presbycusis, occurs gradually, usually in both ears. When the decline begins depends partly on genetic factors and partly on long-term noise exposure, McMenomey says. “Noise exposure that you had as a kid is the gift that keeps on giving — it cannot be reversed.”

But a decline in hearing also can develop from age-related changes in the inner ear or changes in the nerve pathways from the ear to the brain, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Certain medical conditions such as high blood pressure, thyroid problems and diabetes can exacerbate the decline, along with medications such as chemotherapy drugs and some antibiotics.

Can you hear this?

When a decline in hearing does happen, the first thing to go is the ability to clearly hear high-pitched sounds such as women’s and children’s voices, especially in situations where there’s considerable background noise. You also may have trouble picking out consonant-heavy words: Consonants such as s, t, k, p and f are softer and higher pitched — as is the th sound — so they can be more difficult to distinguish than vowels, says Todd Ricketts, a professor of hearing and speech sciences at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. As a result, it may sound like people are mumbling. It also may be difficult to hear a high-pitched doorbell or the clothes dryer buzzing, he adds.

The inability to hear high-frequency sounds will then worsen as it “works its way into the lower frequency,” Ricketts says. Then you may have trouble understanding what people are saying even in quieter environments because you’ve lost clarity in your hearing. “In more extreme cases, tonal quality gets worse and music may sound flatter,” Ricketts adds. “Hearing loss is a progressive disorder — the prevalence and degree goes up over time, as people get older.”

Testing

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force doesn’t recommend routine hearing screening for adults ages 50 and older because, it says, “the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for hearing loss.” But the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has a different opinion, calling for adults to be screened at least every decade through age 50, then every three years after that. If you haven’t kept up with that protocol, it’s best to get a baseline hearing test in your 50s, especially if you have ear-related symptoms such as tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or vertigo, McMenomey says. If it turns out that you have hearing loss, it’s often recommended that you have annual screenings.

“People aren’t particularly good at self-diagnosing hearing loss — that’s why screening tests are important,” Ricketts says. People whose hearing tests show that they are in the normal range commonly think they’re having trouble, he says, and those whose hearing has declined often think it is normal. A study involving 19,642 Korean adults ages 20 and older, published in the August 8, 2017, issue of PLoS One, found that older adults and those with tinnitus are among those who have the highest rates of overestimating or underestimating their hearing abilities.

If you notice signs of decline or feel you are struggling to hear clearly, a hearing test can help identify whether you have a problem. And Ricketts notes that the technology behind hearing assistance has come a long way. “There are interventions you can try, from hearing aids to hearing assisted technologies that are targeted to specific situations such as using the phone or TV.”

Please give us a call for a free test and evaluation at:

Auburn or Geneva: 315-252-1728

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