Patient Resources
Patient Resources
Home / Patient Resources
Troubleshooting Hearing Aids: Sound Quality Issues on iPhone 12
Digital hearing devices have greatly improved the lives of people with hearing challenges. For instance, Made for iPhone hearing aids make it possible for users to link them to their iPhone using Bluetooth. As a result, they can stream audio, answer phone calls, among...
New Android Feature the Hearing Impaired Absolutely Need to Know About
There are so many technological breakthroughs every day that it can be hard to keep up with all of them. A recent development by Android is one that those who are hard of hearing absolutely need to know about because it could be of great use to them, even possibly...
What You Don’t Know About Hearing Loss Can Hurt You
'What you don't know can't hurt you' is a saying that is more repeated than it is true. We can be hurt by things we don't know. If we have no idea where our money goes every month, that can hurt our financial bottom line. If we don't know where our kids are or what...
COVID-19: How We’re Keeping You Safe
At Jacobs Audiology, our number one priority is to ensure our patients' health and well-being, which is why the Maryland community must continue to follow our easy 5 stage guide to protect yourself and the most vulnerable people in the local area. Since the outbreak...
What US Troops Should Know About Hearing Loss Today
As Americans, we don't often think about the hard work and sacrifices that military veterans have made throughout time to defend and preserve our freedoms. Even when we do stop to think about it, we usually think about their temporary discomfort due to deprivation of...
What Happens at A Hearing Assessment? | Hearing Health Awareness Month
During Hearing Health Awareness Month, the team at Jacobs Audiology wants to provide you with insights about the benefits of advanced treatments. But there’s an important first step in the journey to better hearing: a comprehensive assessment. This rigorous one-on-one...
Should You Buy Hearing Aids from Costco vs. Jacobs Audiology – What’s The Difference?
With so many people incorrectly believing that the solution to a hearing loss is a set of hearing aids, we regularly receive phone calls from people asking if we can price match Costco. The problem is, it’s not an apples vs. apples comparison. Whereas Costco sells...
Why Do So Many People Have an Untreated Hearing Loss?
The team at Jacobs Audiology feels elated each time they provide excellent hearing care services to patients at the Bowie and Southern Maryland clinics. But this is always tinged with sadness as most people wait an average of ten years before seeking the right help...
Why Have Face Masks Created Problems for People with Hearing Loss?
Often, we have no idea how much we rely on visual cues to understand what's being said. It's true of the deaf as well as the hard of hearing. Since face masks have become mandatory in most places, a new challenge has arisen for the hard of hearing community. It has...
How to Use ReSound’s Remote & Live Assist Features with Ease
New technology has become an integral part of society. If we weren’t already accustomed to it before the pandemic, we definitely are now! It’s easy to reject technology, especially when it’s new, but when it is used as an aid in resources, communication, and...