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My son lost his hearing in one ear due to a motorcycle accident, the hearing is completely gone in one ear. He still has normal hearing in his other ear. Is there any technology that can be used to restore hearing in one dead ear? I see that Cochlear im

Is there a way to make my Phonak Handymic work with my pc, so that I can hear when receiving a videocall?

I would like to ask if a pediatric patient with a profound sensorinueral hearing loss would still have any chance of improving his hearing with the use of hearing aids? The patient in question is 5 years old.

When playing jazz professionally, the contour changes of my jawline cause feedback in my digital hearing aid which fits inside my ear. Also, the trumpet sound itself causes the hearing aid to cut out completely.

Ive noticed in the larger stores that they rotate the battery packages. They put the older packs first on the shelf like produce.

What is the difference between Rayovac Ultra and Advanced hearing aid batteries?

Sometimes when patients pull the tabs off the back of the hearing aid battery, its sticky and hard to remove. Is this normal?

I am very interested in joining the military. Since I was a kid, I have had my heart set on joining the Army Rangers. I now realize that it is impossible with any hearing loss at all (or is it?) What are my career options in the army?

I read where removing the protective wax dries out the ear canal, which then causes itchiness. When I recently visited the doctor, I admitted gently using a q-tip several times due to itchiness. This obviously removed the wax, but resulted in dryness. The

There has been a lot of controversy about keeping batteries in dry aid kit overnight. What is your recommendation?

I am a Doctor interested in referring patients for BAHAs. My question is concerns criteria on pure tone average for BAHAs. What hearing threshold level in dB for a conductive hearing loss or mixed hearing loss would you consider as strong candidacy for a

Is corrosion a problem for hearing aid batteries? A patient returned a package of hearing aid batteries because he dropped it in the sink. He retrieved it right away, but it was covered with corrosion, and he sent the package back to us.

I would like to enquire as to what is currently accepted as the most useful with soft headbands for bone conduction hearing aids? Is it best to buy a fabric headband, and attach the bone conduction aid with velcro? Are there any companies that provide suc

What would create a sticky film to migrate into hearing aid cases from the battery?

My husband has hearing loss in both ears, the left more so than the right. He has had hearing aids for at least 4 years which seemed to help more at first but now it seems like he is having to turn them up more often to the point where one of them is beep

I'm currently attending school for my masters in Speech and Language Pathology and was working on a group presentation regarding Treacher Collins Syndrome as it relates to language disorders. I had a difficult time finding SLP case studies, or examples of

My 5-year-old uses a cochlear implant, has just started kindergarten, and has begun to use the personal FM system. There seems to be a difference in opinion by audiologists as to whether a separate map for the processor should be used when using the FM sy

Do you know who makes the blue signs that are posted at different establishments where ALDs are available? I am doing some research and I can't seem to find the source. Thanks for your help.

I am an education-based SLP in Ontario, Canada, who plays a significant support role in assisting with the paperwork, installation, in-service, and troubleshooting of Audiologist-recommended FM systems for several students (CAP) in our system. We have no

Are there any concerns regarding a cochlear implant patient that needs an MRI of the knee due to a sport injury?

Every package of RAYOVAC L13ZA-8 batteries that I open shows maximum voltage of 1.38 volts instead of 1.4 volts as listed on the package. Why is this? Why don't the batteries read 1.4 volts? My hearing aid fades away at about 1.31 volts. The additional .

Our daughter, age 3, is getting a HiResolution Cochlear Implant this Friday. I'm wondering....when we first amplified Ali with her Phonak hearing aid on the left side, she did not tolerate it very well, and still had significant balance problems. One ye

If a person delays being fitted with hearing aids after being diagnosed with a hearing loss sufficient to require them, what negative effect could that have on the person's ability to hear as time goes by? Will replacement of hearing aids every 10 to 20 y

Restoration of inner ear hair cells damaged lost through disease, toxins or inherited problems is currently impossible in humans. However, studies in non-human animals show several areas of promise for treatment of hearing or vestibular loss.

I would like to find out the effects of the following on the performance or operation of zinc air cells: the effect of ambient conditions as the result of air pollution, and the effect of temperature and relative humidity (when it is below or above the sp