Hearing Aids

PHILADELPHIA May 13, 2002- The 2002 Oticon Focus on People Awards today honored 12 hard-of-hearing people who prove that hearing loss does not limit a person's ability to live a...

Can you please address the advantages and disadvantages of ''directional microphones.'' Specifically, what does this feature mean to me and why should I consider this?

There are an estimated 27.2 million Americans with hearing loss. However, only about 20% of them own hearing aids (Kochkin, 1999). More, importantly, of that 20 we canno...

Phonak is pleased to announce that Ron Gleitman, Ph.D. has joined the Phonak team in the position of Director of Practice Development. Dr. Gleitman brings ten years of success in...

Editor's note - Audiology Online is proud to offer this press release from THE LANCET to our readers. Reduced hearing is common-and the provision of hearing aids inadequate-among...

WARRENVILLE, IL - Phonak is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Henderson Jones to President of Phonak USA, responsible for production, distribution and marketing the...

WARRENVILLE, IL -- Phonak is pleased to announce that David Fabry, Ph.D. has joined the Phonak Team as Director of Clinical Research. Dr. Fabry is a well-known practitioner and...

HH/Beck: Hi Mr. Ditzler. Thanks for spending a little time with me and sharing your hearing aid experiences. I want to mention that you are employed at ESCO. ESCO Service Co...

I have a 5 yr. old with chronic ear infections. He is currently on his 7th set of PE tubes. He wears bilateral hearing aids. He also has a t-cell immune deficiency and receives IV-IG every three weeks as well as prophylaxis rotating antibiotics. He has si

Rayovac Ultra Pro Line and Audiology Online Announce the winner of the contest for the best new article written for consumers and patients, titled "Hearing Aids: Reasonable...

HH/Beck: Hi Ed. Thanks for your time today. I know you have a personal and interesting story regarding hearing aids and I think itll be interesting and fun for the readers. be...

HH/Beck: Hi Holly, thanks for your time today.Segel: Hi Doug. Nice to be with you.HH/Beck: Holly, would you please start by telling me a little about your background?...

I wear two hearing aids and I LOVE going to theme parks (Disney World, etc.) I am always worried that my hearing aids will slip out while on a ride. They are a good fit, and very seldom ''move,'' but some of the rides I like jostle you around a bit or tu

New TRIANO Product Minimizes Hearing Effort, Improves Speech Understanding in Noise PISCATAWAY, New Jersey - Siemens Hearing Solutions, a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions,...

Miniature Computer in the Ear is "Brains" Behind Ability to Detect SpeechSOMERSET, NJ, Feb. 6, 2002 - Adapto', the first voice-activated hearing aid that gives priority...

I've had 3 patients in the last 8 months who complained that their hearing aids brought about a constant urge to cough or clear their throat. I tapered and shortened the hearing aids to the point where there was only a small 'stump' that did not contact a

Premier International Otologic Surgery Group Awards First Prize for Symphonix' Scientific Paper, Dedicates Symposium to the Vibrant Soundbridge'COURCHEVEL, France -- Politzer...

Digital technology has revolutionized everything. The list of digitally based improvements and alterations is vast. Simply - everything has changed. The way we work and the way...

WEST HARTFORD, Conn., PRNewswire/ -- AARP, in cooperation with the Connecticut Commission of Deaf and Impaired Hearing, will present a special 55-Alive Defensive Driving course...

CRANBURY, N.J./PRNewswire/ -- Songbird Hearing Inc., the company that introduced the world's first disposable hearing aid last fall, announced another technological innovation --...

Does research indicate group support programs have greater success rates than one-on-one counseling regarding new hearing aid fittings?

Can Omni-Directional Hearing Aids Improve Speech Understanding In Noise?Victor Bray, Ph.D., Sonic Innovations, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah and, Michael Valente, Ph.D., Washington...

Introduction :This article, written for Audiology Online, reviews digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids and discusses whether or not DSP provides advantages to the hearing...

Introduction:Since the introduction of digital signal processing (DSP) hearing instruments, the potential advantages of DSP devices over analog or digitally programmable devices...

Merritt Johns, M.S., Manager of Marketing CommunicationsVictor Bray, Ph.D., Vice-President for Auditory ResearchSONIC innovations2795 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 660Salt Lake...