ENT Specialists of Alaska

ENT Specialists of Alaska

The Truth About Cheap “Hearing Aids”

There are a couple separate ways to interpret the term “cheap hearing aids”. For someone on a tight budget, it means “affordability”. On the other hand, it implies low-quality, turning an apparently economical purchase into a not-so-smart choice, epitomized by the adage “You get what you pay for”. Unfortunately, determining whether you’re getting a great […]

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How Can You Tell When it’s Time to Get Hearing Aids?

Knowing when you need some medical advice is normally rather easy. When you break your leg, for instance, you know you should go to the doctor (or the emergency room, depending on the scenario). With scenarios like this, simply “toughing it out” isn’t a possibility. If you want your bones to heal properly, you need […]

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The Danger of Falls and How Hearing Aids Can Help

Kids have a tendency to fall on a daily basis. Wiping out on your bicycle? Not unusual. Stumbling over your own feet while you’re running outside? Happens every day. It’s not really a concern because, well, kids are kind of limber. They bounce back pretty easily. The same cannot be said as you get older. […]

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Why is it Important to Know What Users Think About Their Hearing Aids?

The majority of individuals who use hearing aids are satisfied with their results: According to one recent survey, when talking one-on-one, 91% of individuals who use hearing aids are happy with their results. When talking about particular activities, 85% were satisfied in a group setting and watching TV, 78% while shopping, and 75% in a […]

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How Soon do Hearing Aids Need to be Upgraded?

Once you get used to your hearing aid, it’s hard to be without it. Your hearing aids are, after all, your connection to the world around you. But it will occasionally need to be updated or replaced just like all technology. A hearing aid’s average lifespan A hearing aid will normally last 3 to 7 […]

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Summertime is Hearing Aid Time!

Have you ever woken up after a night’s sleep and heard birds singing a wonderful song through your open window? Most individuals probably don’t even know that those bird songs are called the “dawn chorus”. For whatever reason, birds see the sun coming up and choose to start belting out their favorite songs. Each type […]

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You’re Taking Risks if You go With Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids

Do you remember those gallon buckets of ice cream you used to find at supermarkets? An entire gallon of ice cream, yum! But as you grow up, you begin to get a bit more specific. Your ice cream preferences get more specialized and you have a tendency to go for your favorite brand. All of […]

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Do I Need to Have my Hearing Aid Repaired Professionally?

You go above and beyond to be certain your hearing aids are well taken care of. Cleaning them every day, you make sure they are safe and comfortable on their charger when you go to sleep. But you get pretty discouraged when your hearing aids suddenly stop working the way they did once. Fortunately, there […]

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Isn’t it Time You Considered a Hearing Aid Upgrade?

While it might be true that older hearing aids are better than nothing, chances are what little benefit you get from them may be costly. Within the past few years, hearing aid technology has made significant advancements. It’s gone from analog to digital, for one thing, and there are features today that weren’t even in […]

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