Articles on Hearing Aids

There are an estimated 27.2 million Americans with hearing loss. Most do not investigate or obtain hearing aids. What is it that makes the idea of hearing aids so daunting? Why...

Rose L. Allen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of AudiologyEast Carolina UniversityDept. of Communication Sciences & DisordersGreenville, NC Christine Gilmore Eubanks, Ph.D.Director...

INTRODUCTION:Wearing a hearing aid for the first time will be a life altering experience for most people. For some, the adjustment to hearing new sounds can be difficult frust...

After the audiometric evaluation is completed and the hearing loss is explained to the patient, the subject of hearing aids is typically the next item on the agenda. Many...

This article is reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and MWC/Allied Healthcare Group, Los Angeles, Sept 2001 (v. 8, no. 9), pgs. 62-67. All rights reserved. Editors...

INTRODUCTION:Approximately 3 out of 1000 children have unilateral hearing loss (UHL). Historically, audiologists have informed parents of children with UHL of the the...

Introduction:Many first time hearing aid wearers want to know what hearing aids are capable of, that is - their limitations and benefits. This article aims to inform consumer,...

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...

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...

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...

Listening to amplified speech through hearing aids all day can lead to fatigue and annoyance.

Hearing aids work. While this may not be a new truth to many, a number of years ago the attitude amongst many medical professionals was that hearing aids don't work with nerve loss.