Hearing Aid Technology Improves Quality of Life for the Hearing Impaired

Written by Max Stein


Hearing is one of those things we tend to take for granted. Unless we lose our hearing, it’s not something we think aboutrepparttar mechanics of very often. We put more thought intorepparttar 114572 arrangement of our surround sound speakers than our hearing. As a result, if we develop hearing impairment, we don’t take into account some ofrepparttar 114573 hearing aid options available. Though not all hearing loss can be treated with hearing aids,repparttar 114574 most common forms of hearing loss typically can be treated.

Hearing aids have developed significantly overrepparttar 114575 years. Technological developments have allowed hearing aids to “hear” better for us while becoming so small, they can barely be seen.

The basic concept of a hearing aid has been to amplify all sound – this includes voices as well as other “noise” inrepparttar 114576 background. Now, if you have hearing loss in a particular frequency range, but your hearing aid amplifies all sounds –repparttar 114577 net result is an amplification of sounds you can already hear, but no improvement inrepparttar 114578 sounds you can’t. This result leads to a lot of frustration.

Onrepparttar 114579 other hand, new hearing aids offer amplification for specific frequency ranges, while leavingrepparttar 114580 rest at a normal level. The result is better hearing and less frustration forrepparttar 114581 hearing aid user. Contemporary hearing aids can be custom made to cover your specific type of hearing loss or pre-programmed to adjust to a variety of environmental settings.

3 Methods for Clearing Mental Clutter

Written by ADD Management Coach Jennifer Koretsky


Many adults with ADD have a hard time slowing down their brains. Thoughts often come at whirlwind speed, and it can be hard to concentrate onrepparttar tasks at hand when so many other thoughts are floating around inrepparttar 114571 brain. I call this "mental clutter."

Often times, mental clutter is made up of worries and bad feelings. (Very few people get overwhelmed byrepparttar 114572 amount of positive thoughts in their heads!) Regrets ofrepparttar 114573 past and worries aboutrepparttar 114574 future can easily overshadowrepparttar 114575 present moment. Self-doubt can also take up a lot of space inrepparttar 114576 mind. When an excess of these types of thoughts take over inrepparttar 114577 brain, it can be stressful, upsetting, and sometimes even paralyzing.

The best way to clear this mental clutter is to processrepparttar 114578 thoughts, rather than letting them swim around in your brain. Doing so will allow you to focus onrepparttar 114579 present moment, and feel more calm and centered.

The following 3 methods have proven very helpful in clearing mental clutter.

1. Write A great way to clear mental clutter is to transferrepparttar 114580 thoughts from your brain onto paper. This can be inrepparttar 114581 form of a to-do list, an email to a supportive person in your life, or a journal entry. Whenrepparttar 114582 thoughts are recorded, there is no need for your brain to hold on to them.

Additionally, if you feel weighed down by a situation (like an argument with a family member) writing about it can help you process your feelings. You can get a better grip onrepparttar 114583 events, how you feel, and what you might have done differently. A page or two might be all it takes.

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