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Have you ever woken up after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a wonderful song through your open window? Turns out, there’s a term for all those birdsongs: the dawn chorus. For whatever reason, birds see the sun coming up and decide to start singing their favorite songs. Each type of bird has its
A car isn’t really an impulse purchase (unless you’re really wealthy). So a lot of research is probably the first step you take. You look at reviews, you assess prices, and you consider gas mileage. Google is your best friend these days. This amount of research is logical! You’re about to spend tens of thousands
The world was very different millions of years ago. This steamy, volcano-laden landscape is where the long-necked Diplacusis roamed. Thanks to its really long neck and tail, Diplacusis was so large that it was afraid of no predator. Actually, the long-necked dinosaur from the Jurassic Period is known as Diplodocus. Diplacusis is a hearing affliction
It’s a normal first response – denial. Surely, my loved one’s hearing loss isn’t as bad as it seems. She’s not old enough for a hearing aid. Perhaps, it’s become a joke between the two of you. She is always requesting that you repeat what you said. It’s only a game. You laugh about it.
Finally, it’s summer!! That means it’s time to get out and partake in all of the exciting activities that the season has to offer. But before you hit the beach, the concert, or the backyard cookout, remember to take care of your hearing. Loud noises can damage your hearing, even if you don’t feel like
Remember when you used to be able to find those gallon buckets of ice cream at the grocery store? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But you start to become more particular in your taste as you mature. You begin opting for the more specialized ice cream: the Haagen-Daaz, the Tillamook, the Ben &
Don’t neglect cleaning your ears. It’s hard not to say that in your “parenting” voice. Maybe when you were a kid you even recall your parents telling you to do it. That’s the kind of memory that can remind you of simpler times as you wrap yourself in the nostalgia of childhood. But it’s also
Do you know what a cyborg is? You most likely imagine a half human, half machine when you think about cyborgs, particularly if you enjoy science fiction movies (these characters are typically cleverly used to comment on the human condition). You can get some truly wild cyborgs in Hollywood. But actually, someone wearing something as
You take good care of your hearing aids. When you go to bed, you always put them snuggly on the charger and you clean them daily. Suddenly and distressingly, your hearing aids are no longer working the way they once did. There are several things you can do to troubleshoot the problem, thankfully. Just don’t
If you’re still using your older hearing aids, they may be better than no hearing aids, but they also could be costing you in some ways. Within the last few years, hearing aid technology has made substantial progress. A decade ago many of the features of modern hearing aids weren’t even in development, going digital
Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that can be mitigated simply with the use of hearing aids and assistive listening devices. Unfortunately, hearing loss often goes undiagnosed and unaddressed. For people who suffered from hearing loss, this can trigger feelings of social-isolation and depression. And these feelings of depression and isolation can be enhanced by
Back in the old days they were called “books-on-tape”. Back then, of course, we didn’t even have CDs never mind streaming services. These days, they have a much better name; audiobooks. With an audiobook, you can listen to the book as it’s being read by a narrator. It’s sort of like when you were a