SETX Senior News – Coping with Hearing Loss in a Social Setting

Senior Health News for Southeast Texas Coping with Hearing Loss in Social Settings On this edition of SETX Senior News, we look at issues surrounding hearing loss. For most of us, ignoring hearing loss is easier when we’re alone. We can turn up the volume on the TV or radio as loud as we want (disclaimer- mine is turned up pretty loud now!), and when alone we don’t have to ask anyone to repeat what they just said. But how do Southeast Texas seniors with hearing... Read More

Five things Southeast Texas seniors may not know about hearing aids from Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur

Hearing aid. For many Southeast Texas seniors, those two words alone may conjure up images of unattractive, beige devices that your father or grandmother once wore before finally throwing them in a drawer, never to be seen again. And who could blame them? In the past, hearing aids were big, bulky and fragile – incapable of getting wet or dirty. Trinity Hearing and Balance, your Port Arthur hearing aid specialist, has some good news for Southeast Texas seniors with hearing... Read More

SETX Seniors Health Alert: Prenatal Smoke Exposure Linked to Adolescent Hearing Loss

Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur is dedicated to preventing hearing loss for Southeast Texas senior citizens. In today’s SETX Senior medical note, Trinity Hearing and Balance has information on how Southeast Texas seniors can help prevent hearing loss in future generations. Southeast Texas Seniors are in a unique position to advocate for their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two out of three Golden Triangle seniors will be affected by hearing loss. Thankfully,... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior hearing loss- Get in the Hearing Loop by Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur TX

For Southeast Texas seniors with hearing loss, life can be harder than it has to be. Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur understands- and they have solutions. Have you heard about hearing loops? They are just one new technology that you can get from Trinity Hearing and Balance, the Nederland Tx hearing aid specialists. Imagine you’re at the airport. There are lots of delays and confusion begins for everyone. Everyone else that is.  You have a high tech hearing aid from... Read More

SETX Seniors & hearing loss, you aren’t alone – by Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur TX

Trinity Hearing and Balance is dedicated to treating Southeast Texas Seniors suffering from hearing loss – and they have a great record of restoring hearing for Golden Triangle Seniors.  Southeast Texas seniors over age 65, benefit from getting their hearing checked. Many Golden Triangle seniors lose their hearing slowly as they age. 1 in 3 Americans between ages 65 and 74 has a hearing problem. 1 in 2 Americans over age 75 has a hearing problem. If you have hearing loss,... Read More

The Sounds of Silence are not always Golden for SETX Seniors with hearing loss – by Trinity Hearing and Balance

Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur is sponsoring today’s update on Southeast Texas senior hearing loss and the high tech solutions that are available right here in Mid County.  Hearing loss is a natural part of aging that unfortunately many  Southeast Texas seniors don’t even recognize when it happens because it happens so gradually. Many Southeast Texas seniors with hearing loss haven’t started wearing hearing aids. Some because they don’t realize they’re... Read More

Southeast Texas Seniors with Hearing Loss Report Poor Perception of Health by Trinity Hearing and Balance Port Arthur

Today’s spotlight on Southeast Texas hearing loss looks at the effect hearing loss has on other areas of a Golden Triangle Senior’s health. Today’s message is sponsored by Trinity Hearing and Balance Center in Port Arthur. Hearing Loss is a chronic condition that affects nearly 2 of every 3 Southeast Texas seniors aged 70 years or older. Hearing loss has broader implications for older Southeast Texas seniors, being independently associated with poorer cognitive... Read More

Southeast Texas Seniors Get Ready for Football Season at Trinity Hearing and Balance

  Southeast Texas seniors, at least our men, have suffered through a boring summer of ho hum TV.  Many of us didn’t even care if our hearing aids were working. Dancing shows. Singing shows. Who needs to hear those? But now, Southeast Texas TVs are about to be tuned to football. UT Longhorns. Texas A&M. LSU. Houston Texans. The Dallas Cowboys. Southeast Texas high school football highlights. Thank-you! I knew it seemed like it would never be here for many Southeast... Read More

Is your income affected by your ability to hear?

Baby boomers continuing to work longer in life before retiring might notice a decrease in income – and the reason for that decrease could be caused by one of the five senses. Untreated hearing loss can decrease a person’s income by as much as $30,000 a year, according to a survey conducted by the Better Hearing Institute. Hearing is critical to effective communication in the workforce. The ability to hear and listen well enables employees to be more productive and... Read More