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Does Hearing Loss Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease?
Recent studies have linked untreated hearing loss to a higher risk of developing generalized dementia. But might it also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease? Although often used interchangeably, Alzheimer’s disease is not the same as dementia. Dementia is something of a...
Your Job May Be in Jeopardy
If you can’t hear well, your job may be in jeopardy. I got off a red eye flight in Salt Lake and staggered to the coffee bar. The lady I gave my order to could hardly whisper when she talked. When I got my order it was not what I ordered. I quickly realized it wasn’t...
Did you know that Hearing Loss is another Common Complication of Diabetes
We often hear that diabetes affects the eyes, kidneys and nerves. Yet, we often don’t think about hearing, which also depends on small blood vessels and nerves, which in uncontrolled diabetes can damage the small blood vessels in the body. According to the National...
Getting Old Ain’t for Sissies
This is one of my most favorite quotes from when I met Art Linkletter and heard him speak. I’ve quoted it many times to patients over the years since I started fitting hearings aids in 1975. And boils down to this: getting old requires having a spirit to participate...
When should I get a hearing aid?
This is one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves if we have a hearing loss. In the past, most people would put off getting help until they felt they had to do something. Incredibly, for most that is about ten years from the time they knew they were...
Timing is everything
My Dad always told me that timing was everything in life. Wow, was he right! I think that is how it is when it comes to purchasing a hearing aid. Timing is everything. We see people every day who tell us it was the timing of what was going on in their life. They...
Hearing Aids Help Prevent Income Loss
Research shows that hearing aids are not only effective in reducing hearing loss, they also reduce any income loss that can result from a hearing deficiency. A study by the Better Hearing Institute found that, for those with mild to moderate income loss, hearing aids...
Two Minute Self-Check Hearing Test
The Word List: Keep, Seat, Feet, Teach and Cheat. Follow these steps Please read the 5 words so you are familiar with the words. Give the list of words to someone and ask them to repeat the words to you in any random order. NOW: Turn your back to the presenter. (Don’t...
Thank you for voting us “Hawaii’s Best” for seven years in a row!
It is truly an honor for Family Hearing Centers to be recognized once again as industry leaders through the prestigious “Hawaii’s Best” People’s Choice Award voted on by readers of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. We are proud that our patients believe in what we provide...
A Life-Changing Moment
Moses was one of my special people. I met him at my office in Hilo 27 years ago. I believe that life – or God – sends to us special people, you know? He was unforgettable, first because he was 100 years old and I didn’t have any other 100-year-old patients in my...