While using electronic cigarettes may not cause our clothes to reek of smoke, does our hearing escape as unscathed from vaping (the use of an e-cigarette)?
Although the use of e-cigarettes and vaping has increased dramatically in recent years, the jury is still out on their health risks and whether the practice is an effective method of quitting tobacco, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, nearly 21% of high school students vaped in the past 30 days, while nearly 3% of the U.S. adult population were e-cigarette users in 2017.
Hearing Associates is donating funds to help keep families warm this winter.
We are donating a portion of all hearing aid sales and $20 for every free screening completed in March to Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP). This program – an outreach effort of the North Iowa Community Action Organization – helps low-income residents pay a portion of their winter heating costs by making a one-time payment to a heating or fuel company on the person’s account.
It’s the age-old question for fitness enthusiasts with hearing loss: “Should I wear my hearing aids to the gym?”
There are a number of reasons we may opt to not wear them while pumping iron or using the elliptical machine – but none of them are good ones.
Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa examines some of common excuses people use for not wearing their hearing aids to the gym – and why they shouldn’t make excuses.
There’s an art to giving gifts – not everyone is graced with this art, it seems.
However, a little planning and understanding of your loved one with hearing loss can make gift-giving artists of us all. Hearing Associates in Mason City, Iowa offers the following suggestions on finding the perfect gift for those with hearing loss: