HEARING TIPS
Answers to Your Questions about Using a Hearing Aid in a Loud Situation
A common question asked by customers being fitted for hearing aids concerns whether the hearing aids which are made to help them hear faint sounds will make the loud noises too loud for their ears.This is a normal question, one for which there is thankfully a...
What You Should Expect from Your Hearing Aid Batteries
Although it might seem to be a simple question to ask just how long hearing aid batteries should be expected to last, it isn't. Precisely how long hearing aid batteries last depends on quite a few factors. One consideration is the manufacturer of the hearing aid....
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy – Quick Overview
Tinnitus is widespread in the United States with approximately 50 million sufferers over age 50. People who suffer from tinnitus hear constant sounds that no one around them can hear. These sounds range from high-pitched ringing or whistling sounds, buzzing, or rapid...
Picking a Cell Phone that Works Well with Your Hearing Aid
In the past, the complex electronics of mobile phones often interacted poorly with the electronics of hearing aids, resulting in interference between the two devices that was perceived as static, screeching or whistling noises, or missing words. Fortunately,...
Addressing the Fundamental Safety Requirements of Individuals with Hearing Loss
One aspect of hearing loss which is seldom addressed is the simple decrease in safety of those who have hearing difficulties. Imagine this scenario: you're at home when a fire begins, and like most of us nowadays you have smoke alarms to alert you to make sure you and...
How is Hearing Loss Classified?
Hearing loss may take many different forms and occur as the result of a number of causes, and to fully understand them you need to understand the way in which we hear. Along with the eardrum and the ear canal, the outer ear is the section of the ear on the outside of...
Are You Experiencing Difficulty Hearing Female Voices?
For anyone who is finding it more difficult to hear female voices or kid's voices than to hear male voices, it could be an indication that you have suffered some amount of high-frequency hearing loss. Women's and children's voices have a higher frequency than men's...
Choosing Between One Hearing Aid or Two
"Should I use 1 or 2 hearing aids?" This is a rather common question originating from the fact that hearing aids are a significant financial investment.The advice given by nearly all audiologists and hearing industry professionals is going to be that the advantages of...
Explanation of Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, is a hearing disorder in which the trouble lies not with the ears, but with the brain. People with Central Auditory Processing Disorder have no difficulty hearing sounds - especially speech - but, their brains don't...
Can You List the Typical Signs of Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss has many forms - it might develop gradually (for example, due to aging) or all of a sudden (due to an accident or trauma). The hearing loss itself can be short-term or permanent, and may range from mild (having trouble understanding conversations) to...