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Tips for Driving with Hearing Aids

In Haring Aids, Hearing Health by Dr. Marcus Kolmetz

When it comes to safe driving, we all want to do what we can to ensure we get where we’re going safely. If you have trouble hearing and wear hearing aids to help you hear better, safe driving involves more than obeying traffic laws and reading road signs. You might …

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Adjusting to New Hearing Aids

In Hearing Health, Hearing Loss by Dr. Marcus Kolmetz

The day has finally come when you can use your new hearing aids. Not everyone who gets hearing aids welcomes this shift to high-definition surround sound! When you insert your hearing aids for the first time, it is quite possible that you will become overwhelmed and even have the urge …

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Better Hearing and Speech Month from ASHA

In Hearing Health by Dr. Marcus Kolmetz

Every May, the American Speech and Hearing Association organizes and celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month to draw awareness to the widespread impacts of disabling hearing loss and the consequences it poses to every one of the almost 50 million Americans that live with it to some degree. This year …

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Start Your New Year with Better Hearing!

In Hearing Health, Hearing Loss by Dr. Marcus Kolmetz

It is common to make at least one or two resolutions with the start of the New Year. What do you hope to achieve?! Common New Years’ resolutions include eating healthier, starting an exercise routine, starting a new project, or reaching out to old friends. However, if you are one …

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October is Protect Your Hearing Month

In Hearing Health by Dr. Marcus Kolmetz

Hearing loss is likely more common than you think. 1 in 7 people between the ages 45 and 64 have some degree of hearing loss, making it the third most pervasive chronic condition that people experience today. October is Protect Your  Hearing Month which you can participate in by learning …