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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 Hearing Aids are Programmed
It’s critical that your hearing aid adequately fits your ears perfectly and matches your level of hearing damage. This is why no two hearing aids are alike because everyone has different needs. How your hearing aid is programmed varies with your degree of hearing...
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...
Brain Hearing Restores Optimal, Natural Hearing
If you've yet to learn about brain hearing, you’re in the right place! In this article, we’ll discuss this new concept and related technology. Hearing aid technology is advancing faster than hearing aid reputation, and many people continue to associate hearing aids...
How Cell Phones Are Revolutionizing The Hearing Aid Industry
The technology of today’s hearing aids is allowing for additional help in the area of technological augmentation through their ability to interact with cell phones. This is nothing new, but has become much more pronounced over the last few years. Let’s examine the...
Electric Cochlear Implants: Functions And Benefits
Have you assumed that all hearing impaired people qualified for a traditional hearing aid? This is a natural assumption but it’s not accurate. In fact, some people have such a severe hearing issue that they must use an electric cochlear implant, which involves...
Advancements in Digital Hearing Aids
Incredibly, it’s been about 200 years since the first inventions that explored the science of personal sound amplification, with the introduction of ear trumpets in the early 1800s. One would think digital technology has been around longer than that, but not so. Now,...
10 Ways Good Hearing can Help Keep Seniors Young
Don’t allow lack of hearing get in the way of you feeling young. Seniors often fall victim to hearing loss and then it affects their lives in negative ways. Don't let this happen to you as you age. Just as you would benefit from a healthier heart and fewer pounds by...
Digital Hearing Aids
People who are concerned about their hearing health now have another method of protecting themselves from loud noises. These devices, called digital ear plugs, have used an old principle and infused it with novel technology to make it incredibly useful in the modern...
Hearing Loss Diabetes
Think about it: how do diabetes and hearing loss relate? There’s no clear-cut answer, but researchers are trying to get to the heart of the matter. These two conditions are closely related. In fact, according to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes and hearing...