It’s pretty cold for a lot of us these days however you may still want to find a way to get out and about. According to a recent study, aging “People who left the house frequently at any of the ages examined were significantly more likely to live to the next age group”. You can…
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Understanding the causes of hearing loss is a necessity if you want to keep your hearing healthy. Web MD has a great slideshow for the common causes of hearing loss here: https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/ss/slideshow-causes You will notice the causes of severe hearing loss come down to a couple major points, what’s great is for a lot of…
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CaptionCall is proud to be the Capital sponsor of the HLAA’s Walk4Hearing events. The mission of the Hearing Loss Association of America is to open the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy. By participating in HLAA events you are doing those same things. Although the winter…
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Traveling can be stressful when you have hearing loss. Trying not to miss information or getting to your flight on time can feel a bit overwhelming. The Hearing Journal has a fantastic guide on how to best travel with hearing loss. Some of the points they make include: Prepare in advance Use technology for logistics…
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Planning on going to a concert? Bring your ear plugs! Ear plugs are the most efficient way to make sure you don’t suffer any hearing damage. Also you may want to go easy on the alcohol. According to a recent study, drinking has been tied to “dangerous behaviors” related to hearing loss such as standing…
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When it comes to working with friends or family that have hearing loss, it can be tough to know how to best communicate. Goldencarers.com has a list of 14 great tips for communicating with aging people in our life that have hearing loss. Some of those tips include: Do not shout Don’t chew or eat…
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A new study has found that people 65 and older suffering from gout have 44 percent higher likelihood of developing hearing loss. Apparently gout and hearing loss “share similar pathological processes” which has always been suspect for linking the two however this is the first study to investigate it. You can read more here: https://journals.lww.com/thehearingjournal/blog/breakingnews/pages/post.aspx?PostID=212…
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Blue tooth functionality is in full swing with CaptionCall phones and it got us thinking. Where did the name “Bluetooth” come from? Did you know it actually comes from Viking history? According to one of Bluetooth’s cofounders, “Bluetooth was borrowed from the 10th-century, second king of Denmark, King Harald Bluetooth; who was famous for uniting…
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Sometimes it can be hard to know if what you are experiencing is hearing loss or if people around you just aren’t speaking clearly. Medicine.net has some points you can use to see if you need to schedule a hearing care appointment. The points are: Having trouble hearing over the telephone. Finding it hard to…
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Summer is starting to come to an end which means things starting to cool off. With that it can become easy to want to stay indoors and relax with a nice cup of cocoa. As great as that is (and you should definitely do that from time to time) in order for us to make…
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FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP Captioned Telephone Service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No costs are passed along to individuals who qualify for the service.