Pacific Hearing Services

03/26/2026

https://hearingreview.com/hearing-products/hearing-aids/apps/auditory-training-theres-an-app-for-that

Retraining the brain to hear after hearing loss is a game changer for patients, and auditory training apps make the practice that much easier to incorporate into a hearing care plan.

03/19/2026

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/tinnitus-education-corner/2026/tinnitus-distress-brain-sound-problem/

Changes in perceived tinnitus loudness from day to day are usually a sign of a dynamic nervous system responding to attention, stress, fear, frustration, and context—not a sign of damage or disease. What’s changing is the brain’s spotlight.

02/12/2026

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/thisweek/2026/a-brain-based-approach-to-understanding-and-managing-tinnitus/

What makes tinnitus distressing for some people—but barely noticeable for others? In this in-depth conversation, clinical psychologist and tinnitus researcher Dr. Jennifer Gans explains why tinnitus is best understood not simply as a sound, but as a brain-driven experience. Drawing on neuroscience...

02/11/2026

Amazing! Give us a call if you are interested in a trial!

Oticon announced the U.S. introduction of Oticon Zeal™, a compact, rechargeable hearing aid designed to combine a discreet form factor with modern connectivity and sound processing features. According to the company, Oticon Zeal establishes a new in-the-ear style category intended to meet user dem...

02/10/2026

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearing-technologies/2026/auracast-public-frankfurt/

Technology allows passengers to receive clear gate announcements directly on their own hearing aids, earbuds, and smartphones.

02/09/2026

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/tinnitus-education-corner/2026/tinnitus-boring-brain/

Our goal for the person with bothersome tinnitus is to find a way to make tinnitus boring to the brain. When a stimulus is boring, it floats out of awareness.

12/12/2025

Hearing help for the holidays!

The holidays are meant to be joyful, but for people with hearing loss, they can also bring a unique kind of stress. Crowded rooms, clinking dishes, overlapping conversations, and festive music all compete for attention, turning what should be a season of connection into one of exhaustion and frustra...

11/26/2025

https://hearinghealthmatters.org/better-hearing-consumer/2025/another-helpful-article-on-surviving-the-inaccessible-holidays/

  Every year, hearing health advocates write meant-to-be helpful articles (this is another one) on how people with hearing loss can make it through the holidays without wanting to murder their family and friends. And yes, those people, the ones who love you, but apparently not enough to remember wh...

06/02/2025

Not all "musician" earplugs are the same! IMHO the ER-15 is still the best!
https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hear-the-music/2025/earplugs-for-musicians/

08/17/2023

Stem cell therapy for hearing loss may be closer than we think!

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — The capacity for hearing recovery remains elusive in adults with hearing loss due to the non-regenerative nature of the sensory hearing cells within the inner ear. Shedding light on this intricate phenomenon, University of Southern California (USC) Stem Cell scientists ha...

09/30/2021

Please join us on October 19th at 10 am for a special webinar event on the AI revolution coming to the hearing care industry. Click here to register

We’re excited to announce that our practice is one of the first to offer Whisper, the new cutting-edge hearing system that’s always learning and improving. Nationally known Audiologists, Dr. Michael Robinson and Dr. Thomas Wise along with Whisper Head of Audiology, Don Schum, Ph.D., will discuss...

06/12/2021

"Analysis showed a significant association between physical inactivity and obesity in men with vision or hearing loss, but not in women." Interesting!

Men with sensory loss, particularly hearing loss, are more likely to be obese than women, according to a new study.