Here are the Top Five Hearing Loss Misconceptions Misconception #1: Hearing loss only happens to the elderly Reality: Hearing loss affects people of all ages. According to an article by AARP 40% of the 48 million Americans with hearing loss are under 60 years old.  Close to 30% of those between the ages 50 and 59 suffer […]

Important Insurance News: Did you know that if you wanted to purchase in-ear hearing protection using your flex spending account you would need a letter of medical necessity? Even if you have health insurance, not all your medical expenses are likely to be covered by your plan. With a flexible spending account or FSA, you can save […]

I recently returned from a lovely vacation in Hawaii where our bedroom overlooked the ocean and the sounds of the waves rocked me to sleep every night.  This got me wondering why some sounds have a positive physical effect on the body.   In a recent article in the online journal Live Science Orfeu Buxton, an associate […]

How Your Hearing & Memory Are Connected Isn’t it amazing when you turn on the radio and a song from the past comes on and it takes you back to high school, summer vacations, your wedding or cherished times with friends and family.  For me it is Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed” and “Get Back”.  […]

Tinnitus is the perception of a certain sound or sounds – often described as some kind of ringing – when no noise is actually present. While it is most commonly referred to as “ringing”, tinnitus can reveal itself in a vast array of sounds and is experienced by almost 50 million Americans today. Severity ranges […]

The popularity of last month’s blog on getting started in 3-gun competition has inspired us to explore long-range precision shooting this month.  Bullets have had the capacity of hitting targets at long distances for several decades, however the standards have increased drastically.  For example, if one could hit an apple at 100 yards with a […]