Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center January is the time for New Year’s resolutions when people often begin the process of ending old habits and beginning new ones as a way to better themselves and their lives. These changes generally involve modifying diet, increasing physical activity, or altering… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Blue Ribbon Hearing and Tinnitus
Happy 5th Anniversary!
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Happy Anniversary to Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center! Five years ago, in September of 2017, we opened our office with the goal of providing hearing aids and other hearing-related products and services, with the best service and prices, for the best… Read more »
Hearing Expectations?
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Expectations, perception and reality often don’t align. When I first started researching a career in the hearing healthcare field 15 years ago, I was intrigued by the opportunity to help individuals with hearing loss connect with their family, friends and the world around… Read more »
March Musings
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS, Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center PERSPECTIVE – One day a man was complaining about his wife having a hearing problem. An argument ensued as the man explained that most of the time when he asked her a question, she did not answer. To prove his point, he went… Read more »
Nobody Loves Tinnitus
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, is generally defined as a sound that is perceived by an individual that does not come from a source outside of the body. Millions of people experience tinnitus. The cause for each individual varies. Tinnitus is… Read more »
Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Hearing Aids, and Adaptation?
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center On my grandfather’s eighth birthday, November 11, 1918, the end of World War I commenced as the allied forces signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany. (The war did not officially end until the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year.) That… Read more »
Changes In The World Of Hearing Aids
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Earlier this week I spoke to a colleague who recently retired after a long, multi-decade career in the hearing aid industry. She shared with me how the last two years were the most successful of her career. When I asked why, she… Read more »
Does Hearing Loss Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Since starting to work in the hearing industry 14 years ago many things have changed in terms of technology used to treat hearing loss. Most of the advancements we use today were in their infancy or unheard of a decade and a… Read more »
Some Thoughts on Hearing Loss
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center Hearing loss can occur at any time, at any age. Some people are born with it. Others lose their hearing from disease, illness, trauma, or noise exposure. For some, the stigma of hearing loss is enough for them to deny they have… Read more »
Protect Your Hearing – Introducing SoundGear hearing protection
Offered by: John Wilson, B.S., BC-HIS – Blue Ribbon Hearing & Tinnitus Center While I have met many people who wished they had worn good hearing protection, I have never met anyone who wished they had not. Over the last 13 years I have seen many patients suffering with hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, after… Read more »