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Tips to Remove Earwax from Your Hearing Aid
Earwax has the important job of trapping debris and bacteria and keeping your ear canals from drying out. But that doesn’t mean it can’t cause problems. If you wear hearing aids, your devices can trap…
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What Is Considered a ‘Normal’ Hearing Range?
The line between normal hearing and hearing loss isn’t exactly a clear one. Hearing loss severity is measured in two ways: how loud sounds need to be for you to hear them and what frequencies…
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What Causes Allergic Rhinitis?
Allergic rhinitis, more commonly known as hay fever, is your body’s response to allergens. While the most common trigger for allergic rhinitis is pollen, there are other substances that can prompt symptoms as well. Below…
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Protect Your Hearing Aids This Summer
When you get a new pair of hearing aids, your audiologist will tell you how to keep them in good working order. During summer, there’s a little more you need to know in order to…
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Can Hearing Aids Help with Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is a phantom ringing, roaring, whistling, hissing, humming or buzzing sound with no external source. Affecting approximately 50 million people across the nation, tinnitus symptoms are different for everybody. It can be in one…
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Has Allergy Season Started? When Will It End?
For many people, the sight of flowers blooming on trees along Highway 17 and in neighbors’ gardens signals the start of allergy season. But allergy season isn’t the same for everybody; in fact, it depends…
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How to Care for Your Hearing Aid Batteries
When you get a new pair of hearing aids, your audiologist will walk you through how to turn them on and off, insert and remove them, and change the batteries. It’s also important to pay…
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What to Look for in a Hearing Aid
If you’ve visited an audiologist for a hearing test and found out you have hearing loss, the next step is to select a hearing aid. Hearing aids connect you to the world around you, making…
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The Different Types of Allergy Tests
If you’re hiking through Ravenel Waterfront Park and suddenly begin to have itchy, watery eyes and feel sneezy, you’ve most likely been exposed to an allergen. Allergens are substances that are typically harmless but that…
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Signs You Should Treat Your Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is common, affecting approximately 48 million people across the U.S. Yet despite its prevalence, many people put off seeking treatment. In fact, only one in five people who could benefit from hearing aids…