Thursday, November 17th-Join Zounds Hearing at Premier Fitness on Airline from 8:30am till noon. We will have FREE video otoscopic examinations and information about your hearing health. We also provide FREE comprehensive hearing evaluations and will have exclusive savings opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday, Nov. 14-Zounds Hearing will be at Premier Fitness at Lakeway from 3:30pm till 5:30pm. We will be offering FREE video otoscopic exams and information concerning your hearing health. Take advantage of our FREE and comprehensive hearing tests as well as special savings for our Premier Fitness patrons. We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday, November 14-Join us at the NOLA Discount Pharmacy located at 1107 Veterans in Metairie-next door to Martin’s Wine Cellar. We will be there from 9am till noon on Monday, November 14th offering FREE video otoscopic exams. We will be offering our NOLA Discount Pharmacy patrons FREE hearing examinations and the opportunity to ‘Hear Better and Save’ with exclusive promotions. We can’t wait to see you!
Come see us at the Great Southern Gun and Knife Show at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner on Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23. Hearing health is so important and what better way than to protect your ears from harmful levels of sound. Whether it is at work or play, oftentimes we subject our ears to damaging levels of sound that cause permanent damage to our hearing. We offer custom molded ear plugs that will help to preserve your hearing through protecting against those dangerous sound levels. Custom protection is extremely comfortable because it is made to fit only your ears. That high level of comfort will help to encourage more consistent wearing habits. Custom protection is much more likely to achieve a better Noise Reduction than generic ear protection because the right fit is achieved every time with custom plugs. Actual NR may be as little as half the advertised rating for generic protection because the necessary fit isn’t properly met. Get a better NRR and more comfortable fit with our custom ear protection. We can get started on your custom ear plugs right there at the Gun Show-and we encourage for you to schedule a free hearing test too! See you there.
Join Zounds Hearing of Metairie for the Healthy Lifestyles Expo at the beautiful Place St. Charles office building, on the first floor from 9-2 on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct 5-6. We will be offering information regarding hearing health. From custom earplugs for conservation to hearing aids for hearing loss, we can assist with all your hearing needs. Come take a look in your ears-you can see for yourself if you have wax-our video otoscopy is free and fascinating! We hope to see you there.
Join us at Zounds of Metairie during ‘Better Hearing Month’-May 2016.
We offer Free hearing evaluations, and if you have a hearing loss you can start hearing better TODAY! We have different styles and technology levels to suit your needs and budget. We also offer financing options including a 12 month/no interest plan for those who qualify.
Don’t continue to struggle through conversations, have the TV up too loud, miss things your grandchildren say, or even shy away from social situations because of your hearing loss.
Let us help you to hear better, you’ll be glad you did. Call (504)252-4880 to schedule your FREE hearing evaluation and start hearing better today!
NEWS
About one-third of American adults between the ages of 65 and 75 have some degree of hearing loss, while for those who are even older, that number rises to nearly one in two, the Mayo Clinic notes. A new study suggests hearing loss — or hearing less — is under-treated despite evidence that the latest generation of hearing aids may help to lessen depression and anxiety while also improving mental functioning
“Anger, frustration, depression and anxiety are all common among people who find themselves hard of hearing,” Dr. David Myers, a psychology professor at Hope College in Michigan, stated in a press release. “Getting people to use the latest in hearing aid technology can help them regain control of their life and achieve emotional stability and even better cognitive functioning.”
Heredity and chronic exposure to loud noises are the main factors that contribute to hearing loss, scientists say. While people commonly fear excessive earwax might contribute to their hearing loss, it usually does so only temporarily. A 2011 study investigated hearing loss and its relationship to dementia and found the risk of all-cause dementia increased with hearing loss severity. Since social isolation has been linked to dementia (and other cognitive disorders), this result makes intuitive sense.
“Whether hearing loss is a marker for early stage dementia or is actually a modifiable risk factor for dementia deserves further study,” the researchers of this study concluded.
Past research also indicated, Myers explains, that people with hearing loss who didn’t use hearing aids were 50 percent more likely to suffer from sadness or depression than people who did use them. Hearing aid wearers also were found to be much more likely to participate in social activities. Adults between the ages of 20 and 69 are half as likely as those 70 or older to use hearing aids, Myers notes. Only 20 percent of people who might benefit from treatment actually seek help, reports the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and, commonly, people wait an average of 10 years from a diagnosis of hearing loss before getting hearing aids.
Vanity, Myers believes, along with a lack of awareness about how much they are missing cause these delays. (A justified fear of appearing “too” old in a society that prizes youth is another reason people would not seek treatment, suggests Medical Daily.) Myers says the newest generation hearing aids, some of which work with your smartphone, and hearing loop technology could help those with hearing loss become more social and involved.
The Answer is Tech
Loop technology acts like Wi-Fi for hearing aids by transmitting sound signals directly into an aid (or cochlear implant), where it is received by a device called a telecoil. In this system, then, hearing aids serve as wireless ear buds. Popular in Great Britain and Scandinavia, the hearing loop system works especially well in public spaces with reverberant sound, such as train stations, and in places with lots of background noise, such as convention centers. Myers helps to advocate for installations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Washington state, and even New York City taxicabs. Currently, the Hearing Loss Association of America is promoting the hearing loop system to the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Supreme Court.
“Many hard of hearing people battle silently with their invisible hearing difficulties, straining to stay connected to the world around them, reluctant to seek help,” said Myers. He himself began to lose his hearing as a teenager, due to a genetic condition, yet he did not get hearing aids until he was in his 40s.
Source: Myers D. A Quiet World: The Psychology of Hearing and Hearing Loss. American Psychological Association Convention. 2015.
**Zounds Hearing of Metairie offers a variety of hearing systems to meet your needs, many that include the above mentioned technologies. From ‘loop technology’ to world class noise reduction and full rechargeability, Zounds has a system that is right for you, and all at prices that will pleasantly surprise you! Call (504)252-4880 to schedule your FREE hearing evaluation and start hearing better TODAY!
DID YOU KNOW?
More than a billion teenagers and young adults are at risk for hearing loss because of “unsafe use of personal audio devices,” and exposure to “damaging levels of sound at noisy entertainment,” according to 2015 research by the World Health Organization.
Among people ages 12-35 years, nearly half are exposed to “unsafe” levels of sound from personal audio devices, according to WHO.
DID YOU KNOW?
New Study Reveals Financial Dangers of Leaving Hearing Loss Unaddressed
WASHINGTON — People with untreated hearing loss lose as much as $30,000 in salary and wages annually, depending on their degree of hearing loss, according to the latest national study by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI). And the cost to society is estimated to be as high as $26 billion in unrealized federal taxes.
Use of hearing aids was shown to reduce the risk of income loss by 90 to 100 percent for those with milder hearing loss, and from 65 to 77 percent for those with severe to moderate hearing loss, the study of more than 40,000 households showed.
*Is hearing loss affecting your life, possibly even your earnings potential? Find out now! Get your hearing checked for FREE at Zounds Hearing of Metairie. Call 252-4880 to schedule your appointment!
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 2015
August 28-30 - Zounds Hearing of Metairie will have a booth at the Pontchartrain Home Show-come by and see us! We will be offering FREE video otoscopy as well as scheduling for your free hearing examination. ‘Instant’ custom molded ear plugs will be available for purchase-perfect for hunters, workers surrounded by overly loud noise levels, or for those that just want to protect their ears from common yet damaging noise levels-all with the comfort of a custom molded fit!