Articles on Hearing Aids

The hearing aid industry is intensely competitive, in part because only 2% of the entire U.S. population wears a hearing aid. Thats not very many people, and with dozens of...

Hearing aids work very well when fit and adjusted appropriately. They amplify sound! You might find that you like one hearing aid better than the other. The left and right hearing aids will probably not fit exactly the same and they probably won't sound exactly the same.

Hearing aids are available in many different sizes and styles thanks to advancements in digital technology, miniaturization of digital electronic part and fresh focus on design among the hearing aid manufacturers. Many of today's hearing aids are considered sleek, compact and innovative - offering solutions to a wide range of hearing aid wearers.

Five thousand children are born profoundly deaf each year in the United States alone. Another 10 to 15 percent of newborns have a partial hearing handicap.

The term DIGITAL is used so often today, it can be confusing. When the term "digital" is used while referring to hearing aids, it generally means the hearing aid is 100% digital. In other words, the hearing aid is indeed a "complete computer".

Virtually all patients wearing hearing aids complain about background noise at one time or another. There is no way to completely eliminate background noise.

Since you are considering the purchase of hearing aids, it?s important for you to establish reasonable expectations from these highly sophisticated, miniature devices.

All custom made hearing aids and earmolds are made from a "cast" of the ear. The cast is referred to as an ear impression. The audiologist makes the ear impression in the office. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

Gordon E. Moore is one smart man. The co-founder of computer chip giant, Intel, made a prediction back in 1965 that computer capacity and function would double every 24 months....

Virtually all patients wearing hearing aids complain about background noise at one time or another. There is no way to completely eliminate background noise.   Remember, when you had normal hearing there were...

Todays adult hearing aid wearer is active, on the go and fully engaged in life. Thanks to improvements in our overall health care, 80 is the new 60, and there are plenty of...

The same technology that powers the latest generation of popular wireless headsets is now being used to enhance the flexibility of hearing aids. The Bluetooth system may be best...

ANL stands for acceptable noise level, the sound level we can tolerate without complaint. The idea behind ANL is that many potential hearing aid wearers wont get fitted because...

In the simplest terms, a hearing aid is nothing more than a microphone to pick up sound and a speaker to deliver that sound to the hearing aid wearers ear. Of course, in between...

When it comes to hearing aids, one size does not fit all. The fact is, a comfortable fit is what all hearing aid users are looking for. A fit the feels natural and doesnt chafe...

Since 2000, the Starkey Hearing Foundation has given away more than 200,000 hearing aids to children with hearing impairments around the world, a cause that celebrities can...

Its a wireless world in which we live. From cell phones to PDAs and TV signal downloads to GPS (global positioning systems); its all wireless radio signals transmitted receive...

Whats an algorithm?If you dont know what an algorithm is, dont worry. Most people outside of mathematicians, search engine designers and hearing aid designers dont know what an...

Even today, after decades of development and design, some patients arent happy with any of the hearing devices available. Behind the ear (BTE)? Forget it. Some patients want to...

With the introduction of its Verve hearing device, Phonak, the Swiss-based designer and manufacturer of high-quality hearing devices, has joined others in the hearing aid...

Hearing aids arent smart! Theyre clunky, unattractive and, frankly, a pain in the ear, right? Wrong! Todays hearing aids are smarter, more functional, intuitive and more adaptive...

Introduction: The Sound Activity Meter (SAM) is a new tool which records the quantity and quality of sounds a client/patient listens to as they go about their daily activities....

There are a number of different ways for a hearing aid user to improve speech perception in the presence of competing sounds.

Vice President, Audiology & Professional RelationsOticon, Inc.IntroductionI visited my favorite internet news site this morning and found a story about a new smart running...

Dan was born 23 years ago with profound deafness. He had worn hearing aids since he was two years old. But even when he wore his powerful behind-the-ear hearing aids, Dan's...