5 Sounds to be Grateful for this Thanksgiving
When we reflect on our lives, there’s a lot to be grateful for. We’ve got family, loved ones, partners, friends, and community to support us year-round, and Thanksgiving is the time to celebrate each other. Like all festive events, Thanksgiving is a bustling, loud time with lots of people talking over each other and music and movies playing in the background.
Before you head out for the holidays, or welcome your family back into your home, come visit us at Lifestyle Hearing Solutions for a tune-up, re-fitting, or maintenance on your hearing aid. Or, if believe you are experiencing changes in your hearing, come visit us for a hearing test. There are sounds you don’t want to miss this holiday season!
Whisper
What’s more fun than gossip during a family get together? If you’re sitting next to a confidante in a busy, noisy room, you may have difficulty hearing a whisper, which clocks in at 30 decibels (dB). If you are treating your hearing loss with a hearing aid, then you have access to features that help you zoom and focus in on noises you want to hear. Some hearing aids are compatible with smart phones, allowing you to turn your smart phone into a microphone that amplifies the voice of the person you want to hear.
Sizzling of food
The smell of a house during Thanksgiving is divine, but so is the sound of food sizzling and popping on the stove. Also, if you’re usually running the kitchen, or helping out, spatial awareness is important. Hearing aids offer better spatial awareness of your surroundings and as such help with balance. Now you can collaborate on meals in a busy kitchen with confidence!
Children’s voices, women’s voices
With some cases of hearing loss, hearing voices at high frequencies prove difficult. Children’s voices register at a high frequency, and you may find it difficult to understand and converse with the youngest members of your family. Of course, kids say the funniest and most interesting things at these family gatherings – so you don’t want to miss out! Women’s voices are also at a higher frequency than men’s voices. Most hearing aids are equipped with features that automatically adjust volumes and frequencies to give you a comfortable, clear listening experience.
Lively conversations
With hearing loss, speech recognition may be difficult. In louder settings, such as a crowded dining room table, attempting to follow a series of conversations that overlap may be next to impossible if you have not sought treatment for hearing loss. Many hearing aids are designed to improve and clarify speech, especially in situations with competing background noise. The ability to discern and hone in on specific speakers helps a lot in these moments.
Music, entertainment
After being stuffed full of delicious food, what’s better than lounging with the family for a heartfelt, holiday movie? With some forms of hearing loss, you may find that hearing sounds from the TV or stereo are difficult at a distance. With a hearing aid, there is new technology that allows you to directly stream the sounds from your home entertainment systems directly to your hearing device. Similarly, there are assistive listening devices that help to amplify these sounds, without having to crank the volume up. Come visit us today for more information!
Lifestyle Hearing Solutions of Tucson
6425 E. Broadway
Tucson, AZ 85710
(520) 323-0099