Bay Area Audiology and Hearing Aids

08/06/2026

What If a Rare Bone Disorder Could Help Explain Why Some People Develop Menieres Disease |

A new study suggests that variants of a single gene may alter inner ear development decades before symptoms begin.

08/04/2026

Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Are Common In Cancer Survivors |

Grace Mausisa, RN, left, a research nurse, conducts a hearing evaluation on study participant Karen Newcomb, part of a clinical trial that assesses hearing damage from chemotherapy. Image by Susan Merrell While children receiving chemotherapy routinely undergo hearing tests, adults don’t, and a ne...

07/30/2026

Loud Music Linked To Permanent Hearing Loss |

Prolonged and excessive exposure to loud music and other sounds through loudspeakers, headphones and other personal audio devices can lead to early and irrepar

07/28/2026

Hearing Aid Battery Packaging Needs an Overhaul |

Discover how Reese's Law has altered hearing aid battery packaging and the difficulties it presents for users with disabilities.

07/23/2026

A Letter to My Son Turned Into a Children’s Book —

One of the biggest sources of encouragement during those intense months after getting Shepherd’s diagnosis was hearing the stories of other families who had walked a similar path.

07/21/2026

Diabetes: Adults more than twice as likely to have hearing loss |

A review highlights hearing loss as a hidden complication of type 2 diabetes. It notes that roughly 1 in 4 experience hearing impairment, and those with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have hearing loss, suggesting that hearing tests should become routine for diabetes.

07/16/2026

An older post worth sharing again - How To Explain Hearing Loss to the Uninitiated |

Hearing loss is hard to understand if you haven't experienced it. Part is obvious — we don't hear things well — but other parts are not.

07/14/2026

What Decibel Level Causes Hearing Loss? |

Noise-induced hearing loss is common. That doesn’t mean it’s inevitable. Learn about decibel levels, exposure risk, and how to protect your hearing.👇

07/09/2026

When the World Suddenly Goes Quiet: What to Know About sudden hearing loss | https://www.ynhhs.org/articles/what-to-know-about-ssnhl

07/07/2026

Just Part of Who I Am |

My advice for anyone starting this journey is to make sure that you know your limits so you don’t get into a situation that you can’t handle. Plus, make sure the people you’re interacting with know what you’re going through so they can help.