MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN HEALTH
MENTAL MANAGEMENT
A GOOD DEATH
Let's not just fade away; let's FLOURISH as we age!
The MINDRAMP Podcasts focus on three key components that have been shown to contribute to flourishing in the later years of your life. You will find mini-series of episodes that explore each component.
1) Keeping your brain and body healthy - see The Roots of Brain Health
2) Managing your mental states - see Flourishing
3) Planning the kind of death you want to have - (coming 10/1/24))
You will also find the occasional episodes that focus social concerns that I feel have an impact on our well-being, for example "Elections."
MINDRAMP PODCASTS
BRAIN HEALTH / HEARING: Monika Sharma The Value of Hearing Aids
Why is there resistance to wearing hearing aids? As a culture, we seem to have overcome the stigma attached to wearing glasses, but for some reason wearing a hearing aid is still discomforting for many people. Is it because hearing loss is a sign of old age? Is it because hearing aids are a pain in the . . . ear?
According to audiologist, Dr. Monika Sharma, modern hearing aids are vastly improved over the one’s your parents used a generation ago. And, she finds that younger generations are more comfortable with the idea of treating hearing aids as just another piece of technology that contributes to our quality of life.
Dr. Sharma is licensed audiologist and a licensed hearing instrument dispenser in the State of California, and she is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the California Academy of Audiology.
Be sure to check out the MINDRAMP Podcast episode Hearing Loss, Aging & Dementia, in which Dr. Sharm discusses hearing loss in general.
Hearing Aid Chapters:
- Why the Resistance to Hearing Aids?
- Can Hearing Aids Revive Hearing Loss?
- Hearing and Your Brain
- They Don't Help If You Don’t Wear Them
- Hearing Aids are Getting Better & Better
- How Soon Should I Get a Hearing Aid?
- How To Protect Your Hearing
- What About Inexpensive Hearing Aids?
- How Often Do I Need to Upgrade?
- Tips for Enhancing the Quality of Your Hearing Aids
- Conclusion.
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