Hearing aid technology is constantly shifting and advancing. One important advance in quality came with the implementation of “directional microphones.”
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Archive for October, 2009
Oct 30
Directional Hearing Aids
Hearing aids make lives better. Save them, even. Nonetheless, many people don’t wear them.
Why not?
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We already knew that hearing aids had great personal benefits. The right hearing aid can not only help your conversations run smoothly, it can save your life.
But can hearing aids help save the economy? (more…)
Wearing a hearing aid can save your life.
Hearing loss, especially in a large, busy city, can negatively affect your ability to properly react to dangerous elements.
So why are people so hesitant to get hearing aids?
A variety of reasons:
>>Hearing aids can be bulky.
>>Hearing aids can be unseemly.
>>Hearing aids can be a hassle–where’s the guarantee that when it comes to a crowded party or loud restaurant? Will these hearing aids even work properly?
Enter the Audéo SMART, the world’s smallest hearing system with full wireless functionality.
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Oct 27
Unilateral Hearing Loss
Hearing loss can be difficult to bear at first, no matter its 
In 2008, the American Academy of Audiology introduced October as National Audiology Awareness month.
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Many people suffer from the hearing problem Tinnitus, the common description is ringing in the ears. Clearly it affects hearing, but is it a type of hearing loss?
No.
More and more people are suffering from sensorineural hearing loss, and Tinnitus remains a common problem. Unfortunately, this means that a growing number of people are suffering from both. (more…)
No one ever desires to have any sort of hearing loss, however, if you do suffer from hearing loss – conductive hearing loss is less serious than sensorineural hearing loss, ENTs and audiologists say.
The reasoning is simple- with condunctive hearing l
oss, it is medically possible to repair the lost hearing, but with sensorineural the hearing loss is directly affects the nerves and is usually permanent – only assisted with technology. Only a small percentage of patients have a conductive hearing loss. There are many reasons for having conductive hearing loss that are considered:
- Fluid Trapped within the Eustachian tube: If there is an excess of fluid, it can cause some hearing loss. This is eminently treatable; the tube can be drained and hearing loss alleviated.
