HEARING TIPS
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
The Basics of Digital vs Analog Hearing Aids
When trying to fully understand the difference between analog and digital hearing aids, you need to first appreciate the history of analog vs digital, and the different ways that they process and amplify sounds. Analog hearing aids came out first, and were the...