Trusted OTC hearing aid makers, Nano Hearing Aids (866-991-9077), is adding to their wealth of free online hearing education with new information about face masks and hearing difficulty.
Nano Hearing Aids wants you to know that the early signs of hearing loss are many and varied, and that if you’re having trouble understanding your doctor when they’re speaking to you with a mask on, or when anyone else around you is wearing a face mask, you might have become reliant on reading lips more than you realized.
Nano Hearing Aids, who make OTC hearing aids exclusively for adults over the age of 18 with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, has increasingly also become trusted as a source of audiologist-endorsed hearing advice.
Now, with their new guide to face masks and their impacts on hearing, they are pleased to be expanding their free online hearing information resource.
In the new guide, Nano is pleased to be one of the first online hearing support communities to comment on this now-common phenomenon.
As a recent Yahoo! study found, 12% of Americans are still wearing masks regularly in public spaces, a number that is much higher in healthcare contexts, including when seeing one’s primary care physician.
If you’re a senior, you and your spouse are probably wearing masks more often to protect your health, and are probably also more likely to have more frequent medical appointments, which means you may be facing an additional communication barrier.
As Nano Hearing Aids’ new guide explains, “When someone wears a face mask, it can dampen and distort sounds, making high-frequency sounds less clear. This can make understanding speech tough, especially in noisy environments. Besides that, masks can also hide the mouth and parts of the face that many people with hearing loss unconsciously rely on to communicate effectively.”
If mask-related hearing difficulties have been one of the first signs of poor hearing that you have noticed, Nano wants you to know you’re not alone.
If you are struggling with early hearing loss, the Nano team recommends several practical solutions, including getting sound-friendly and lip-reading-enabled masks for loved ones like your spouse to wear, like clear or sheer masks.
If you haven’t yet been tested, they also recommend you get a hearing test, which should be able to be done by your primary care physician.
If you are looking for a simple, practical and affordable solution, they also recommend their own Nano brand OTC hearing aids.
“For those with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss, Nano OTC hearing aids might be a game-changer,” their spokesperson said. “These devices are designed to amplify sound, making it easier for wearers to understand speech, even when the speaker is wearing a mask. However, they’re not suitable for everyone. It’s important to consult with a hearing specialist to see if Nano OTC hearing aids could be beneficial for you.”
In addition to their online hearing guides, Nano Hearing Aids has a friendly and supportive customer service team that is available online and over the phone and is happy to answer any hearing-related questions you may have.
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