Better Hearing Blog

Why aren’t my hearing aids working?  Oftentimes, the answer to that question is not a complicated one.  Here are the 4 simple questions to ask yourself before calling your hearing care [...]

Why Some People Do not Like Their Hearing Aids Dr. Mark Syms recently spoke to the Sun Lakes Hearing Loss Association of America about the difficulty some people have with treating hearing loss [...]

Occasionally, people think that an Otologist is the same as Otolaryngologist, but there are many differences between the two.   Otolaryngologist Otolaryngology is a specialty of the ears, [...]

Neurologists and neurotologists are frequently confused because they sound very similar but they are not the same type of doctor.   To understand the difference between neurologists and [...]

You may remember doing hearing tests in school. Back then, they stuck headphones on your head and told you to raise your hand every time you heard a beep. Although those types of hearing tests [...]

Hearing health is extremely important because it impacts both social and emotional aspects of life. One of the easiest ways to help prevent potential hearing loss is by understanding what [...]

It’s always awkward when you can’t hear someone. There is a variety of reasons you might have difficulty hearing: they’re speaking too softly, the environment is too loud, you forgot your hearing [...]

Maybe you’ve heard before that popping your ears is damaging to your ears. On the other hand, popping your ears can also make your ears feel better during pressure changes, like when a plane [...]

Let’s make an analogy to better understand hearing. Eyesight and hearing are often associated with each other, and for good reason. Seeing and hearing are both senses that many people can have [...]

There are three types of hearing loss: conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss and mixed hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss (CHL) typically occurs when there is an issue with the [...]