Patient Resources
Can a Sunburn Cause Tinnitus?
Tinnitus, or the phantom noise in your ears without a source, has often been associated with a few different causes: stress, hearing loss, and…sunburn? As the weather starts to warm up here in Texas, it’s important to have sunscreen ready for the long spring and...
Announcing the Winner of Our 2024 Hear for the Holidays Giveaway!
This past year, we saw firsthand how better hearing health helps our community get back to hearing the life that you love, leading your active and independent lifestyles, and staying connected with your loved ones. However, we know that hearing care can be a point of...
Your Best Hearing Aids for 2025 | Doctor of Audiology Answers
Looking to enhance your hearing and take care of your hearing health in 2025? Advanced prescription hearing aid technology, often seen as a negative sign of getting older, has slowly become a sign of looking after your overall health for the better. Your ears do a...
Myths About Hearing Aids You Shouldn’t Believe
Whenever someone new comes to visit us for their first hearing assessment, it’s not uncommon that they’re feeling skeptical about hearing aids—they’re not the most popular! People ask us all the time, concerned, if hearing aids can cause hearing loss, whether they’re...
Don’t Suffer With Tinnitus: How to Treat Fluttering in Your Ear
Dealing with a ringing, buzzing, or whooshing noise in your ears that no one else seems to hear? You’re not alone; tinnitus affects millions of Americans each year, and nobody deals with it in the same way. For some individuals, the symptoms are a minimal...
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...
Is Excess Ear Hair Affecting the Performance of Your Hearing Aids?
One of the most annoying signs of aging is the loss of hair where it should be and an abundance of hair where it wasn’t before. For men especially, ear hair grows faster and thicker as you get older, which can cause issues for your hearing aid performance. It’s not a...
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...
What Is Auracast Technology, and What Does It Mean for Hearing Aids?
Does going to live events like sports games, concerts, and movie theaters lack the sense of excitement it used to have? It’s not uncommon for live events to lose their spark—they’re loud and expensive, and coming home with a headache is more trouble than it’s worth...
Should I Get My Hearing Tested in My 60s?
As we enter our 60s, we often begin to focus more on our health—scheduling regular checkups, maintaining an active lifestyle, and eating a balanced diet. But one aspect of health that is frequently overlooked is hearing. Many people believe that hearing loss is...