Ménière’s disease is a chronic condition of the inner ear. The disorder results in episodes of severe vertigo, or dizziness, a decrease in hearing, ringing in the ear called tinnitus, and a feeling of fullness
Automatic hearing aids adjust volume, microphones, and noise reduction without manual input. Advanced internal features help improve speech clarity, comfort, and safety in changing environments. An audiologist can customize which automatic features work best for
There is a clear link between earwax and tinnitus. Impacted ear wax can also give a temporary hearing loss by blocking sound from reaching the eardrum, leading to conductive hearing loss that often improves or
Updating your hearing aids is often needed as your hearing, lifestyle, or technology changes over time. Regular maintenance, cleanings, and hearing evaluations help keep your devices working at their best. Working closely with your audiologist
Ears ringing and dizziness often occur together because hearing and balance share the same inner ear system. Conditions like Ménière’s disease, inner ear infections, or hearing loss can affect both sound perception and balance at
Online OTC hearing aids use generic programming and cannot be truly custom programmed. Real ear measurements are required for evidence-based, personalized hearing aid programming. Class 2 prescriptive hearing aids fitted by an audiologist provide the
Tinnitus retraining therapy helps retrain the brain, not eliminate the sound. TRT focuses on reducing how strongly the brain reacts to tinnitus, helping the sound fade into the background of daily life rather than controlling
Gunfire exceeds safe hearing levels and can cause permanent hearing loss known as shooter’s ear. Shooter’s ear often affects one ear more due to firearm positioning. Proper hearing protection can fully prevent shooter’s ear and
Excess ear wax can cause more than muffled hearing. It may also trigger symptoms like tinnitus and vertigo. When wax blocks the ear canal, it can interfere with sound transmission and balance signals, sometimes leading
Widex Zen Therapy uses sound therapy, counseling, amplification, and stress reduction to manage tinnitus. Zen fractal tones help retrain the brain’s limbic system without masking tinnitus. Widex Zen Therapy is available both through hearing aids
Behavioral audiometry is just one part of the hearing test process. It differs from objective tests as it requires a behavioral response from the patient in response to a sound stimulus. It is used with
When people think about hearing aids, they usually picture the small devices that sit in or behind the ear and make sounds louder. But not all hearing aids work that way. For some people, especially