Masks & the Hard of Hearing
For the roughly 48 million Americans with hearing loss, communication is challenging enough under the best of circumstances. Meanwhile, the global coronavirus pandemic has created additional unexpected obstacles. Many hard of hearing individuals rely on lip-reading in order to communicate with others. With local health orders requiring people to wear face masks to help slow…
Advances in Hearing Aid Technology
Out of the millions of Americans who have hearing loss, less than one in three people who can benefit from hearing aids have ever used them. Today’s hearing aids are much smaller and contain better technology than what has previously been available. Hearing aids come in many styles and are designed to fit in or…