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Today on our blog, we’re excited to share Frankie’s story. Ready to start first grade, he was recently fit with a new Starkey Behind-the-Ear hearing aid. His mom sat down with us to talk about his hearing journey.Frankie’s Mom: We were told that our son did not pass...

Starkey Hearing Technologies is excited to announce a new line of hearing aids based on cutting-edge research in virtual reality, advanced neuroscience, and signal processing. This new line — called iQ — is designed to create a truly immersive hearing experience for wearers, one that delivers the presence,...

If you have tinnitus, you’re keenly aware of the impact it can have on your physical and mental well-being. Depending on the severity, tinnitus can affect your sleep and concentration, and cause depression and anxiety, among other things.Tinnitus, sadly, also has financial repercussions for the people who...

So you’ve got a little hearing loss. What’s the big deal, right? It happens to almost all of us as we age.FACT: 37.5 million Americans 18 and older have hearing loss, including one out of every three, 60 and older.You can cope, you’ve decided. You’ll just turn the...

Recently, writers David Owen and Lloyd Alter chronicled their experiences with hearing loss and their Starkey hearing aids for The New Yorker and Mother Nature Network (MNN), respectively.In The New Yorker piece, titled “High-Tech Hope for the Hard of Hearing,” Owen touches on his tinnitus...

The Nurses’ Health Study II — a study of thousands of women conducted over the course of 20 years — wanted to see if body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and physical activity had any associations with hearing loss.The study’s authors understood the negative effects of untreated hearing...

Most people who have hearing loss aren’t born with it. Instead, hearing loss is acquired, typically caused by exposure to loud noises, aging, or some combination of the two. For most, hearing loss is normal and natural — a tradeoff to living a long and fulfilling life.Research shows...

We frequently tout the many benefits of wearing hearing aids — like improved relationships, increased confidence, reduced risk of cognitive decline and more — because we see and hear first-hand how hearing better changes a person’s life, and we want everyone with hearing loss to experience...

Although hearing loss varies by degree and type, high-frequency (or high-pitch) hearing loss is one of the most common configurations of hearing loss. Hearing professionals define high-frequency hearing loss as hearing loss that occurs between 2000 Hertz (Hz) – 8000 Hertz. Decreased hearing acuity in the high-frequency range...

According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, hearing loss is so common, it affects more people than all other physical conditions except arthritis and heart disease.That’s a lot of people with hearing loss. But considering the likelihood of hearing problems doubles for every decade you live,...

Hearing and sight are arguably our two most important senses. Yet, if and when either starts to fail us (and both usually do as we age), we react to each quite differently.Look around at all the people with glasses, contacts, Lasik surgery or just cheaters, and it’s obvious...

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