Audiology Center Presents Quotes About Hearing As your local audiology center, Cornerstone Hearing Centers Inc., is dedicated to raising awareness about hearing loss, and how important it is for people to have their hearing checked regularly. According to The Journal of the American Medical Association hearing loss affects more people than any other serious ailment, including heart [...]

What Makes a Good Hearing Aid Centre? When it comes to selecting the best hearing aid centre for your hearing loss solution needs, there is nothing more important than being educated on what attributes to look for. Just like with any medical condition, proper treatment of your hearing loss requires an examination from a highly trained [...]

Ear Audiology and Noise Induced Hearing Loss It has become a well known fact in the field of ear audiology that listening to music too loudly is a primary and prevalent cause of hearing loss. As we discussed in yesterday’s post, many people suffer from hearing loss which results from exposure to high decibel levels at their place of [...]

Lessons from your Hearing Aid Audiologist: Occupational Hearing Loss There isn’t a hearing aid audiologist around who isn’t intimately familiar with the prevalence of occupational hearing loss. Occupational hearing loss is any degree of hearing loss that comes about as a result of exposure to ear damaging sound levels while one is at work. The risk of occupational hearing loss is [...]

Why You Should Check Your Hearing Early and Often The fleeting nature of our ability to hear It is common knowledge that, as humans, our ability to hear fades over time, and this is the reason why it is important to check your hearing regularly throughout your life. Hearing loss is most commonly noticed by individuals [...]

Hearing Aid Digital Age The impact of wireless technology on today’s hearing aids The technology age that we are currently in the midst of has caused drastic changes in the way that we communicate and interact with one another, particularly for the hearing impaired living in the hearing aid digital age. With the rise of laptops, smart phones, tablets and other communication media those with hearing loss [...]

Test Hearing at a Young Age How hearing loss can affect childhood development It is more important than ever for children to test hearing at a young age, as there are now so many technological advancements in the field of hearing loss which can address hearing loss in young people early on, thus perpetuating normal development. There is no [...]

The Hearing Aids of a Football Mastermind For many who suffer from hearing loss, it can be difficult to put aside their pride when the time comes to fit and put on the hearing aids that they require. This is never more the case than with a man who has played and now coaches football [...]

What are the Characteristics of Quality Hearing Aids? When it comes to hearing loss, one of the most commonly asked questions is, what are the characteristics of quality hearings aids? As the average consumer is not nearly as educated in hearing aid selections and specifications as they are about, say, blue jeans, it is critical that these [...]

Your ears as hearing and balance centers   Many people don’t realize that their hearing and balance centers are intimately intertwined. Our balance depends on nerve signals from three systems; eyes, legs/torso, and inner ear balance organs. These comprise our vestibular system. These nerve systems link directly to the brain and help ensure that we stay upright on our [...]

The future of hearing aid audiology: The hearing loop For tens of millions of Americans who struggle with hearing loss, the future of hearing aid audiology may just be here. It can be described with three words; the hearing loop. The hearing loop doesn’t as much describe a singular, tangible piece of technology, but rather a complete system of [...]

5 quick tips to help hearing for life Not many people realize that there are easy ways to reduce the likelihood that they’ll need help hearing during their lifetime. With  more than 34 million American being affected by hearing loss, it is critical that people are informed about life choices that can lead to lifelong [...]

A survey of the different types of hearing impairments At Cornerstone Hearing Centers Inc., one of our founding principles is that there is no cookie cutter approach that will apply to the entire spectrum of hearing impairments. For this reason, we strive to look at each patient who comes through our doors with fresh eyes and a [...]

Analog hearing aids and digital hearing aids; a general comparison Analog v. digital hearing aids The primary difference between traditional analog hearing aids and modern digital hearing aids is found in the design by which each converts sound. While an analog hearing aid will convert sounds waves into electrical waves, digital hearing aids use precise mathematical computations [...]

Common hearing aid problems Check out some potential solutions to the most common hearing aid problems Like any technology, hearing aids of all types have their own unique ‘issues’.  From your TV remote, to your IPad, with great technology comes tons of positive benefits, but also potentially very frustrating challenges. This can be especially true when it [...]

The Hearing System; the anatomy of hearing While the intricacies of the hearing system come as second nature to the  professionals at Cornerstone Hearing Centers Inc., the more you know about the hearing system the better equipped you’ll be to identify when it might be time to have the function of that system checked. Below is a high level overview [...]

What are the best hearing aids? To the question, what are the best hearing aids, I offer the answer that has been frustrating and annoying people all over the world since the dawn of man; it depends! Like so many other medical solutions, the best hearing aids question is conditional, as the answer depends on the specific condition of the individual asking [...]

The transformation of the hearing aid The hearing aid, like almost every other medical device which has evolved over time, had humble (and even quite comical) beginnings. Today, Cornerstone Hearing Centers offer cutting edge, top-of-the-line hearing aid devices, including Lyric, the hearing aid that is virtually unnoticeable. Needless to say, the hearing aid was not always [...]

In the world of hearing aids, there many different choices in a hearing aids manufacturer.  With so much competition, we had to pick the best hearing aids manufacturers.  As consumers, you deserve to get the very best hearing aids possible.  People suffering from hearing loss make up well over 10 percent of the population. This [...]

Just like any other health problem, permanent hearing loss affects everyone different. Finding hearing aids best for your hearing problem is important.  Users wear hearing aids daily, hearing aids sit in or outside the ear for long periods of time.  Having an uncomfortable hearing aid on for a long period time can be very annoying [...]