While many of us believe that hearing loss is an inevitable sign of getting older, progressing hearing decline these days is often due to loud noise exposure – especially for children. More and more young people are having struggles with their hearing as the world...
Apple’s Hearing Aid Features Released | Our Initial Impressions
Today, October 28, 2024, Apple released its iOS 18.1 software, which includes the long-anticipated hearing health features. This release has been a long time coming, as we have closely monitored the progress, announcements, and initial rumors over the past nine...
Should I Get My Hearing Tested in My 60s?
Turning the TV volume louder, asking loved ones to repeat themselves, struggling to keep up with conversations in busy environments, feeling exhausted from listening so hard … Does this sound like you? If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re struggling with...
Does My Child Need a Hearing Test? Pediatric Hearing Services with Holland Hearing
As parents, we wear our hearts on our sleeves when it comes to our children. There’s nothing more worrying than your child’s health being at risk, especially with clear signs like not paying attention or not hearing you at home. Before you panic, we’re more than happy...
Apple Officially Announces a Hearing Test and Hearing Aid Feature | What This Means
Yesterday (September 9, 2024), Apple held an online event to make a number of announcements about their next generation of iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. Having shared that Apple was rumored to be launching a 'Hearing Aid Mode' earlier this year, we watched with...
Auracast Technology and What It Means for the Future of Hearing Aids
Was the last concert or live event you went to lack the thrill it used to have? Being surrounded by loud noise and excitement is something we all look forward to when we go to concerts, theaters, and other spaces with live entertainment, but perhaps you’ve noticed a...
Should I Get My Hearing Tested in My 50s?
Hearing loss isn’t on anyone’s radar until it starts to affect our day-to-day lives. If you’re reading this, perhaps you’ve noticed some struggles hearing: turning the TV up louder, asking for repetition, feeling stressed or fatigued from trying to listen… But you...
Am I Too Young to Have Hearing Loss?
If you’re reading this, you may have noticed struggles hearing your family and friends at get-togethers, or perhaps you’ve been turning the TV up loud to hear it properly. But there’s no way you have hearing loss—that’s for the older generations, as far as you know. ...
Can Hearing Aids Help You Live Longer?
You may have seen some of the intriguing but concerning studies that have been published recently that connect your hearing health with your lifestyle and cognitive functions. Your auditory functions have long been linked to several other parts of your body....
Why Do So Many People Have an Untreated Hearing Loss?
Throughout Hearing Health Awareness Month, the team is determined to show how important early treatment is in countering hearing loss. This is important now as more and more people have been recognizing possible symptoms. Currently, over 44 million people have some...