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The Best Inspirational Hearing Loss Blogs
In the United States, hearing loss to some extent impacts 20 percent of the entire populace, or 48 million individuals. On average, then, one out of every five people you meet may have hearing loss. For those who genuinely want to understand the condition—or that...
The Real Cost of Hearing Loss
If you had the opportunity to prevent or lessen the risk of cognitive decline as you grew older, how much would you be inclined to pay for it? What would you say to $15 per week? That’s about the price of an expertly-programmed pair of hearing aids, which the newest...
Hearing Aid Research News
Researchers are looking at ways to apply new signal processing strategies to the design of hearing aids. Signal processing is the method used to modify normal sound waves into amplified sound that is the best possible match to the remaining hearing for a hearing aid...
How You Hear
Discover how to clear the way for better hearing. Hearing begins when soundwaves enter the outer ear (the visible portion of the ear located on the outside of the head) and are channeled down the auditory canal, a tube-like passageway lined with tiny hairs and small...
Listening and Communication Enhancement Program
Whether you wear hearing instruments, are just acquiring devices, or simply wish to improve your listening skills, LACE – Listening and Communication Enhancement - training will help you get the most out of the sounds of life. Because it is a computerized,...
A Short History of Hearing Aids
A Short History of Hearing Aids We might take it for granted that our hearing aids are scarcely noticeable, can be operated with our cell phones, and can discern between speech and background sound. What we might not realize, however, is that those functions are the...
Cochlear Implants FAQ
“Now I wake up each morning to the sound of birds” A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits...
5 Healthy New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep
Envision your life in 2016 with half the stress and double the energy. Who wouldn’t want to have that? While virtually everyone aspires to improved health, it’s no secret that most health-related New Year’s resolutions fail. We tend to set resolutions that are too...
10 Surprising Facts About Hearing Loss
Quick question: how many individuals in the United States are afflicted with some type of hearing loss? What is your answer? I’m inclined to bet, if I had to guess, that it was well short of the correct answer of 48 million individuals. Let’s consider one more. How...