May is a good month in the hearing world. The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) has designated May as National Better Hearing Month.
This means a couple of different things for us in our office. It means that we are sending out a newsletter to our patients, full of great information which we will be posting on here over the next couple of weeks. It means that we will have a special drawing for great prizes for all of those who refer their friends and family in for hearing screenings. It also means that we will be working hard in the community to spread the word about protecting your hearing and treating hearing loss.
Most importantly, celebrating better hearing gives us each a chance to take note of the wonderful sounds we enjoy-- whether we wear hearing aids or not. Birds singing, children laughing, a gurgling stream-- what is your favorite sound? Do you hear it as well as you would like to? If not, what a great month to do something about it!
