The latest information on buying hearing aids for individuals who are experiencing hearing loss, looking for hearing health information for their loved ones, or just desire to learn more about buying hearing aids to make the right hearing health decisions.
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Ask any happy couple what are the secrets to a successful marriage, and chances are that "communication" will be on the list. That's because allows...
Sad but true many Americans know little about hearing aids, not to mention hearing loss in general. Maybe we have a friend who has hearing loss and wears hearing aids, always...
There is a fair amount of research demonstrating that people from vastly different cultures and geographical locations respond to music - even unfamiliar one - on an emotional...
Recently many major hearing aid manufacturers have placed words of caution on their websites, warning consumers to not purchase hearing aids online or from internet retailers....
Consumer reports published an article covering hearing health, hearing aids, and hearing protection. While they did not provide actual hearing aid reviews based on brands and models, they did report on the process that people go through when purchasing hearing aids.
Consumer Reports, a well known source for unbiased product reviews and evaluations, published an article in their July, 2009 issue on hearing health: hearing aids, hearing...
You may not realize just how much you rely on hearing to keep yourself out of danger's way. You hear the car often before you see it, giving you a few seconds notice that a...
Have you ever thought about how many pleasurable sounds you are missing because of hearing loss? We are not even talking about vital sounds that warn us of impending &ndas...
The July 2009 issue of Consumer Reports (CR) includes an article entitled Hear Well in a Noisy World that covers hearing aids, hearing protection and the process of shopping for...
You can buy anything on the World Wide Web ? including hearing aids. Even really good hearing aids. But ask yourself this: would you buy a 52" HD flat screen TV for...
For the millions of Americans with hearing loss, hearing aids are a sound investment in a down economy. Studies have shown hearing aids not only improve quality of life but increase earning power on the job.
Unless you have been living on Pluto (or another planet) all these years, you know that untreated hearing loss can be devastating. It can impact your safety at home, out in...
Hearing loss most often gradually occurs and persons often do not realize how much hearing loss they have the extent to which it is affecting their ability to hear. Here's...
Collaborative Effort Yields Practical Tool to Help Patients and Hearing Care Practitioners Map Steps Along the Patient JourneyNaerum, DK, March 25 - Ida Institute today announced...
The markets are crashing, businesses are collapsing, and investment portfolios are going south. With the economy at its worst since the Great Depression, you may be wondering...
Indeed, how times have changed. But the myths associated with hearing loss and hearing aids tend to stick around even though research, science and technology have all come...
When you think of love, when you think of solid, satisfying personal relationships, what's the first thing you think of? Elephants. No? Not elephants? Well, when it comes...
You finally went to the hearing care professional and discovered what you'd expected all along. The family's been telling you for months - YOU NEED HEARING AIDS. The decision to...
Encouraging your parents to get hearing aids is no easy task and is often a process that takes time and patience. Healthy Hearing (www.HealthyHearing.com) recently published an...
Hearing loss treatment with hearing aids has been found to improve many areas of quality of life, including improving one's sex life.
So you finally went to the hearing care professional and discovered what you'd expected all along. The family's been telling you for months ? YOU NEED HEARING...
My dad is 83. He's legally blind and, after 50 years of shooting skeet, he's finally ready to admit that his hearing isn't what it used to be. Same with my mom....
Delaying the use of hearing aids can lead to more difficulty understanding words because the ears have not been stimulated. Some research indicates that this condition can be reversed with the use of hearing aids.
Due to advancements in technology and changes in the hearing aid industry, digital hearing aids are typically no more expensive than analog hearing aids, especially when factoring in long-term maintenance and repairs.
According to studies by the NCOA, people who treat their hearing loss with hearing aids report improvements in earning power, relationships, feelings about themselves, self-confidence, independence, and overall quality of life.