Hearing Health Blog

Yes, better technology plays into the newer hearing aids, but the true catalyst to making hearing aids work is a big change in the overall approach to research and design. This new approach is what researchers are calling “brain hearing.” At the heart of the issue, though, is that hearing aid technology is advancing faster […]

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How Cell Phones Are Revolutionizing The Hearing Aid Industry While many people think that cochlear implants and surgery are the upper limits of technology being used for hearing loss, there is another way that the hearing aid industry is benefitting from tech. This comes in the form of cell phones and the increasing capabilities that […]

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Let’s explore the ins and outs of the electric cochlear implant, shall we? Essentially, this device is attached to the person’s skull, whereby a bypass is created which allows the auditory nerve to interpret sound waves. You may have thought all hearing impaired people can benefit from hearing aids but this is not entirely true. […]

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Progressing from analog to digital capabilities, hearing aids have now come to the point where audiologists can customize each device depending on the needs of each user. The ability to adjust the volume so that it stays at a comfortable level for the user is a big advancement. Filtering out distracting background noise is another […]

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The secret to youth is…better hearing? It may sound crazy but it’s true. You can retain your youth when you take the necessary measures to protect your hearing. This is true in many aspects of life, such as the ability to react quickly to traffic noises or the ability to engage with others on productive […]

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Digital ear plugs are one of the devices that have capture the interest of people who want to look out for their hearing health all over the world. Due to the interest in recent studies that show that hearing health can impact other areas of your overall health, many workers have decided that it would […]

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Guess what? Hearing loss and diabetes are connected. Just like diabetics suffer from vision loss and foot problems, they also can suffer from hearing impairment as well. You possess twice the chance of having some degree of hearing loss than someone who is not diabetic. Researchers just reported studies of 20,000 people from the United […]

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There have been many different types of technological advancements in helping people with hearing loss over the last few decades. However, one invention only uses two existing technologies to help people with hearing loss make better sense of sound in large areas: hearing loops. These interesting contraptions have caught the attention of people around the […]

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Used by millions of hearing impaired individuals each and every day, hearing aids have never before been so compact and comfortable. Their versatility and efficiency is thanks in large part to their long and varied history. Thanks to immense leaps in technology for hearing aids over the last two centuries, everyone should take a step […]

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While it may seem on the surface that the convenience of seeing an ear care specialist at a big box store is less of a hassle than getting an appointment with an hearing instrument specialist, it’s actually not. You should take that extra step and realize you’ll get much better care with a professional hearing […]

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