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Whether you’re exploring solutions for the first time or a long-time hearing aid user, our experts at Colonial Center for Hearing Audiology are here to offer advice and resources to support your journey.

Can Hearing Aids Help Treat Tinnitus?

In the United States, tinnitus (ringing in the ears) affects 20 percent of the entire population, and hearing loss is present in 90 percent of the cases. With such a strong relationship between hearing loss and tinnitus, you would think that people would be much more likely to seek out treatment for one or both

Halloween Special: Why Do Certain Sounds Scare Us?

What do the best horror movies all have in common? They all have unforgettable soundtracks that arouse an instantaneous feeling of fear. In truth, if you view the films without any sound, they become a lot less scary. But what is it regarding the music that makes it frightening? More specifically, if sounds are just

Headphone Safety 101: Tips to Save Your Hearing

If you believe hearing loss only happens to older people, you may be surprised to discover that today 1 out of every 5 teens has some extent of hearing loss in the United States. In addition, the rate of hearing loss in teens is 30 percent higher than it was in the 1980s and 1990s.

Did You Give Up on Your Hearing Aids Too Soon?

As hearing care professionals, there’s one particular style of hearing aid that we all worry about. It’s detrimental for the patient, and it can prevent others from even attempting to give hearing aids a try. They’re called “in-the-drawer” hearing aids. In comparison to behind-the-ear or in-the-canal hearing aids, ITD hearing aids never see the light

Your First Hearing Test – What to Expect

The hearing test truly is the easy part. The tricky part is acknowledging your hearing loss and actually reserving the hearing test in the first place. You’ve more than likely heard the statistics by now: 48 million individuals in the US have hearing loss but only a minor fraction actually do something about it, and

The Types, Causes, and Treatment of Hearing Loss

To state that hearing loss is common is a bit of an understatement. In the US, 48 million individuals report some level of hearing loss. This means, on average, for every five people you encounter, one will have hearing loss. And at the age of 65, it’s one out of three. With odds like that,