Patients that are in the process of being fitted for a hearing aid to help them hear better frequently ask what the hearing aid is going to do with sounds which are still too loud for them. This is a logical question, one for which there is thankfully a comforting answer. In short, contemporary hearing […]
Even though the battery performance for hearing aids might seem an easy question to answer, in truth it varies according to many factors. Just how long a battery will last depends on who manufactured the battery, and will vary across various models from the same manufacturer. The length of time your batteries will last also […]
As hearing instrument specialists, one of the frustrations we experience in our practice is that the issues that have caused hearing problems in our clients can’t be reversed. For example, one of the extremely common reasons for hearing loss is damage to the tiny, sensitive hair cells that line the inner ear and vibrate in […]
Hearing aids have not previously always worked well with mobile phones, because of electronic interference between the 2 devices that caused static, whistling or squealing noises, or dropped words. New government regulations, together with significant advances in both phone and hearing aid technology, have made this incompatibility rare. To help consumers shop for the right […]
Hearing aids are a major investment, so if you’ve suffered hearing loss in both ears, you naturally think, “Do I actually need two hearing aids, or can I hear equally as well with one?” The majority of hearing industry professionals will state that the advantages of using two hearing aids considerably outweigh the extra expense, […]
If you are finding it more difficult to hear female voices or children’s voices than to hear male voices, it may be an indication that you’ve suffered some degree of high-frequency hearing loss. Men’s voices generally fall into the frequency range of 85 to 180 Hertz, while women’s and children’s voices have a frequency range […]
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, is a hearing disorder in which the trouble lies not with the ears, but with the brain. With CAPD, your ears have no problem hearing sounds (especially the sounds associated with speech) properly, but something is affecting the brain’s ability to interpret these sounds. That’s why the disorder is […]
One topic that is rarely mentioned with regards to hearing loss is how to keep people who have suffered it safe in their homes. Imagine this scenario: you’re in your house and a fire breaks out, and like most of us nowadays you have smoke detectors to alert you so that you and your family […]
Hearing loss can take many forms, and can appear either suddenly, due to injury or trauma, or gradually, due to the aging process. The hearing loss itself can be transient or permanent, and can range from mild (having difficulty understanding casual conversation) to severe (total deafness). Either a single ear can be affected by hearing […]
A little bit of background and an explanation of how analog devices work vs how digital devices work is essential to understand the distinctions between digital and analog hearing aids. Analog technology appeared first, and as a result most hearing aids were analog until digital signal processing (DSP) was invented, at which point digital hearing […]
