by Hear Virginia | Oct 15, 2015 | Hearing Test Info
In the United States, approximately 37.5 million adults have some degree of hearing loss. Yet according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), merely 20 percent of those who could reap the benefits of hearing aids actually use them. That implies that millions of...
by Hear Virginia | Jun 25, 2015 | Hearing Test Info
More often than not, people are unaware that they have hearing loss. It forms so slowly that it’s often undetectable, and moreover, the majority of family physicians do not routinely screen for hearing loss at the yearly physical examination. Considering these two...
by Hear Virginia | Apr 19, 2015 | Hearing Test Info
You’ve just concluded your hearing test. The hearing specialist is now coming into the room and presents you with a graph, like the one above, except that it has all of these characters, colors, and lines. This is intended to explain to you the exact, mathematically...
by Hear Virginia | Apr 12, 2015 | Hearing Test Info
We don’t need to tell you the signs of hearing loss; you already know them all too well. You have a completely different kind of challenge: persuading someone you care for to get their hearing screened and treated. But how are you expected to get through to someone...
by Hear Virginia | Nov 15, 2013 | Hearing Test Info
Several newer varieties of hearing aids are equipped with Bluetooth capabilities: maybe your device already has it. Bluetooth is most often associated with cell phone use, but it is also widely seen in mp3 players, televisions, computers and home phones. If your...
