Articles on Buying Hearing Aids

Prices have gone up. Oh, you hadnt noticed? Of course youve noticed. It hurts to fill up the SUV! Grocery bills are through the roof; forget holding the line on health insurance,...

Since you are considering the purchase of hearing aids, it's important for you to establish reasonable expectations from these highly sophisticated, miniature devices. Acquiring hearing aids is not merely a simple act of going to a store and purchasing a product.

There are all kinds of myths Greek myths, Roman myths, urban legends (albino alligators roam the sewers of New York City), tall tales and all manner of folklore including medical...

When Helen Keller (June 27, 1880 June 1, 1968), an American author and activist who was both blind and deaf, was asked whether she considered vision or hearing more she...

If you experience hearing loss, regardless of age, a hearing aid is going to be a part of your life, that is if you want to enjoy life to the fullestand who doesnt? Today,...

Mary is a manager at a car rental agency. One day, because she had hearing loss, she didnt hear an approaching car and was not able to get out of its way in time. Luckily, she...

One of the scariest scenarios you can imagine if you suffer from hearing loss is not being able to wake up in case of a fire. That is indeed a scary thought and, unfortunately,...

There are essentially three levels of hearing aid technology. We refer to these as analog, digitally programmable, and digital.

Though it may not be obvious, it just makes sense when you think about it. The better you hear the more you earn throughout your life! And not just a little bit more earnings....

It might sound strange (OK, it does sound strange) but the science backs up the conclusion that a hearing aid can improve your sex life. Hard to believe? Check out this quote...

None of the 1,400 residents of Greenburg, Kansas, will forget the night of May 5, 2007. It was the night their small town was wiped off the map by a monster tornado. The...

Before you attempt to answer this question, think of another one: what does the phrase quality of life mean to you? And, do you even know how to define it? If you are a healthy...

Probably. If youve been shopping around for your first (or fifth) hearing aid, prepare for a bit of sticker shock. Even the basic, stripped down models will set you back $1500 and...

Gordon Wilson has a big job ahead of him. As the Vice-President of Marketing for Oticon, one of the largest hearing aid companies in the world, hes faced with the daunting task...

Talk about good vibrations! The buzz among audiologists and other ear care professionals is that hearing aids can vastly improve the quality of your life.How? By sounds...

Introduction:Weve all heard about the guy that knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing? It turns out the price of things is not always linked to some val...

Health & Human Services/Research in Communicative DisordersIntroductionAmong the best-kept secrets in healthcare today are the many necessary and attendant services available...

A hearing aid is the first and most important thing to help you hear better. Millions of Americans with hearing loss could benefit from hearing aids but have not obtained them....

Overview and History: For more than two decades, the authors have been involved in assessing and reporting on issues related to "mail order" aid sales. Earlier...