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Listen Up! A Consumer's Guide to a Successful Hearing Aid Experience – Monday, June 9th 2003
There are an estimated 28 million Americans with hearing loss. Many of these individuals do not investigate or obtain hearing aids. What is it that makes the idea of aids…
How to Select a Hearing Aid – Monday, June 2nd 2003
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….
COPE WITH SCOPES: Stethoscopes and Hearing Aids What are the Options? – Monday, May 26th 2003
Introduction:A critical job function for many medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, veterinarians and others, is the ability to use a stethoscope. In general, people…
Cochlear Implants: From the Patient's Perspective – Monday, May 19th 2003
I would like to offer a different view of the cochlear implant experience-based on my perspective, after six years experience wearing a cochlear implant. There are many personal…
Unilateral Hearing Impairment in Children: Age of Diagnosis – Monday, May 12th 2003
The Hearing Center, Children’s Hospital of PittsburghThe University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMultiple reports have suggested that early onset, severe unilateral…
John Tracy Clinic: 60 Years Later – Monday, May 5th 2003
John Tracy Clinic (JTC) has facilities in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. The Clinic is a pioneering organization in parent-centered, speech and language education for…
Internet Hearing Aids: Here We Go Again... – Monday, April 28th 2003
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…
Assistive Technologies; Awareness and Opportunity – Monday, April 14th 2003
In Russia, children with disabilities can be denied an education. In America, we have IDEA. In Brazil, it is acceptable to deny employment to a person with disability, specific…
On Becoming an Audiologist – Monday, April 7th 2003
I believe everything happens for a reason.For me, this statement reflects the significant and positive influence that hearing loss had on my growth and development. My…
Rising Above Hearing Loss – Monday, March 31st 2003
For 42 years I lived a healthy life. During the winter of 1992, I became very ill. I had a temperature of 103 degrees, strep throat and ear infections. I was treated with…
Hearing Aid Issues: Experience Matters! – Monday, March 24th 2003
I have been a professional in the hearing aid industry for 30 years. I have researched hearing aid technology and I’ve questioned patients. I’ve read all the hype and I spoke…
Cochlear Implants: My Experience Returning to Human Voices – Monday, March 10th 2003
From the beginning of my discussions about cochlear implants, I thought the greatest benefit would be ‘‘balance’‘ with regard to hearing. I intended to wear my hearing aid the…
Listen Up! A Consumers Guide to Hearing Aids and Assistive Listening Devices 2003 Update – Monday, March 3rd 2003
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…
''Hearing Aids: Reasonable Expectations for Parents'' – Monday, February 24th 2003
Rose L. Allen, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of AudiologyEast Carolina UniversityDept. of Communication Sciences & DisordersGreenville, NC Christine Gilmore Eubanks, Ph.D.Director…
But What's Wrong With Q-Tips? – Monday, February 10th 2003
An oft-repeated caution given in the doctors office to patients goes something like this: ‘‘Put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ears.’‘ Predictably, refrain from the…
Creating a Hearing Friendly Environment – Monday, February 3rd 2003
Acoustics has to do with transmission, reception and clarity of sound within a given space. While we are concerned with improving acoustics within the classroom, these principles…
The Essential Guide to Hearing Loss – Monday, January 27th 2003
Ed Greenberg, M.Ed., Hound Dog Hearing Assistive Listening DevicesWashington, D.C.www.HDHearing.com Sound and SpeechThe Nature of Sound Sound waves are vibrating molecules. The…
Hearing Protection: Prevention is the Answer – Monday, January 6th 2003
Introduction:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), while irreversible and incurable (at least, at this writing), is absolutely preventable. We have known and understood the iss…
Libby's Story – Monday, December 23rd 2002
I am 56 years old. I lost my hearing at 12 years of age, exactly 2 months after turning 12. One moment I was hearing and the next I was profoundly deaf (110-120 dB) in ear….
My Platinum Series High-Focus Electrode Implant – Monday, December 16th 2002
I haven’t always been deaf. When I was thirty-something, during the winter of 1967-68 our chimney plugged, and carbon monoxide (CO) entered our home every time the gas cam…
Taylor's Story – Monday, December 9th 2002
Taylor’s story begins on July 30, 1996. That is the day we held him in our arms for the first time. It is also was his birthday. We, however, did not give him life gave us…
What Parents Should Know About Hearing Loss: Pointers for Parents – Monday, December 2nd 2002
Parents have many questions and must make difficult decisions when their child is diagnosed with hearing loss. Children are not simply small adults they are different many res…
Hearing Aids and Consumers – Monday, November 18th 2002
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…
Binaural Amplification – Monday, November 11th 2002
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…
Selection, Application and Integration of FM Systems – Monday, November 4th 2002
Despite the best hearing instruments, most hearing-impaired listeners notice they have difficulty hearing in certain situations. Understanding speech in the presence of (wit…
Day to Day with My Cochlear Implant. – Monday, October 21st 2002
Many people have told what it is like to receive a cochlear implant and the miracle of hearing again. But what is it like to live with a cochlear implant on a day to basis?At…
I'm Hear Again! – Monday, October 14th 2002
Yes, I am certainly hearing again. Hearing and loving it! After almost 30 years of silence, my cochlear implant has changed my life more than I dreamed, more than I have im…
From Hearing Impaired to Deaf, from Hearing Aids to a Cochlear Implant. Life is good. – Monday, October 7th 2002
Directing plays at our Community Little Theater has been a hobby of mine for a number of years, but as my hearing deteriorated because of Menieres Disease, I could no longer do…
A Trip Through Bionic Land – Monday, September 30th 2002
I am sure that almost everyone who was around in the 1970s remembers Lee Majors in ‘‘The Six Million Dollar Man,’‘ right? After that show became successful, they Lindsa…
Auditory Processing Disorders and Dyslexic Children – Monday, September 9th 2002
More children with learning and reading disabilities are being referred to audiologists for hearing and auditory processing evaluations. In the past, children these problems…
Did My Baby Have a Hearing Test? – Monday, September 2nd 2002
More than three million American children have hearing loss. An estimated 1.3 million of these children are under three years of age. Statistics show that 5-7 newborns, out of…
Aural Rehabilitation: Some Personal and Professional Reflections – Monday, August 26th 2002
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…
To Aid or Not to Aid: Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss – Monday, July 29th 2002
INTRODUCTION:Approximately 3 out of 1000 children have unilateral hearing loss (UHL). Historically, audiologists have informed parents of children with UHL of the the…
DIZZINESS: A Common Problem – Monday, July 22nd 2002
When is dizziness a problem?If you whirl around and around, youll get dizzy. Thats normal. But if you get dizzy when you are getting up or lying down or sitting in chair, thats…
Living with Mild Hearing Loss – Monday, July 15th 2002
Most people equate hearing loss with sounds that are not loud enough. However, hearing impairment involves two factors; loudness and clarity. Generally speaking, hearing loss…
How Many Times Do I Have to Grieve? – Monday, July 8th 2002
I was totally surprised when I started feeling angry and sad again. After all, I had just been through a process that brought me back into the hearing world, a miracle of…
Frequency Modulation (FM) Systems for Children with Normal Hearing – Monday, July 1st 2002
Research has demonstrated that many children with normal hearing (e.g., children with learning, reading, language, attentional and/or auditory processing disorders) experience…
Hearing Loss Need Not Silence the Enjoyment of Life – Monday, June 10th 2002
Would you be surprised to learn hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic health problems in the U.S.? Some 28 million Americans have hearing loss, and as the a…
The American Tinnitus Association: A Resource for Enhancing Tinnitus Patient Services – Monday, May 27th 2002
Introduction and History: The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) assists healthcare providers in serving patients who have, or are learning to cope with, tinnitus. An 4…
Consumers and Hearing Aids: An Introduction to Amplification. – Monday, May 20th 2002
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,...
Hearing Aids and Consumers: A Brief Tutorial – Monday, May 13th 2002
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…
Accessing the World of Telecommunication – Monday, April 15th 2002
Introduction:For many years in telecommunications, the process of two people communicating over a distance was the same for everyone. You used a device called a telephone with r…
Golden Ears and Hearing Dogs – Monday, March 18th 2002
When I wake up in the morning, it’s usually to a wet nose bumping me because the alarm clock is going off. I open my eyes and see Dominic, an enthusiastic, tail wagging o…
Cochlear Implants: Perspectives from an Otologist – Monday, March 11th 2002
Address Correspondence to:Eric W. Sargent, M.D.The Michigan Ear Institute30055 Northwestern Hwy, #101Farmington Hills, MI 48334FAX: (248) 865-6161Telephone: 865-4444Email:...
Learning to Hear Again: Cochlear Implant Audiologic Rehabilitation Guide for Adults – Monday, February 18th 2002
Introduction: The progress made over the last decade in cochlear implants, surgical techniques, and speech processing strategies has been phenomenal. There has been vast…
Tinnitus Relief – Monday, February 18th 2002
Introduction:Tinnitus refers to hearing a sound, usually ringing, buzzing or whistling sounds, when there is no external stimulus.Tinnitus is like pain – you can’t really measure…
How To Hear In A Hands-Free World: Mobile and Cell Phone Safety Tips – Monday, February 4th 2002
The statistics are in. According to an Associated Press article this year, the government reports that nearly three percent of Americans behind the wheel at any given daytime…
There IS something you can do about tinnitus! – Monday, January 28th 2002
INTRODUCTIONNearly 50 million people in the U.S.A. have tinnitus. Tinnitus may be described as a ringing, hissing or other noise heard in the ears or head — when there is outs…
Digital Signal Processing and Hearing Aids – Monday, January 7th 2002
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…
When Depression and Hearing Loss Collide – Monday, December 31st 2001
Reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and Medical World Communications, Los Angeles, March 2001 (v. 8, no. 3), pgs. 74-79. All rights reserved.WHO IS AFFECTED?An…
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