April 2017 - Austin Hearing Services

Tinnitus Treatments, Understanding Your Options

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ron

Tinnitus and its Treatments Up to 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of a sound where no external sound stimulation exists. This ghost or phantom sound is normally perceived as a ringing, however it has also been reported as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking. We have said it before here on the blog, but we will say it again, the first thing to understand about tinnitus is that it’s a … Continue reading “Tinnitus Treatments, Understanding Your Options”

Coping With Hearing Loss

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ron

Coping with Hearing Loss: Hearing Problems Affect Entire Family Hearing loss, whether caused by disease, exposure to a loud noises, medication or just plain “getting old,” is frustrating, depressing, stressful, annoying, isolating and simply one more thing to add stress to daily life and don’t we already have enough stress? Hearing Problems: It’s not just About volume If you’re the one who’s experiencing a gradual or sudden loss of hearing you need to hear this. … Continue reading “Coping With Hearing Loss”

Hearing Impairment and Restaurants

Posted on April 1, 2017 by ron

Hearing Impairment and Restaurants Background noise Background Noise presented in a restaurant environment is one of the most difficult situations for a person with hearing loss to deal with. As a person with hearing loss, I find that restaurants are not a quieter place for conversation as they once were. Many of today’s restaurants have allowed the soft quiet environments to become more of a thing of the past. The old style Restaurants used to … Continue reading “Hearing Impairment and Restaurants”