While hearing loss does not cause you to lose your driving skills, it can make recognizing these important sounds a little more difficult.

While many different factors contribute to the number of falls that elderly patients experience each year, hearing loss is the most common.

Cochlear implants are a fairly newer technology that is being offered to patients with profound hearing loss. Implants can be installed in one ear or both ears depending on the specific circumstances of the patient. Sometimes due to insurance restrictions or financial constraints, a person may only have a unilateral cochlear implant installed.

Sensorineural hearing loss is a permanent type of hearing impairment often minimized or managed with hearing aids, like the ones we offer at Beltone Skoric Hearing Aid Center.

Hearing loss is nothing new, but it was once misunderstood and assumed to be some type of disability. Today, much more is known about hearing impairment.

The natural process of aging can create difficulty to hear, but so can inner ear malfunction, loud noise, and certain blockages. Luckily, hearing loss can be reversible with the proper treatment.