With all of the fascinating technology being developed on a near-daily basis, hearing aids seem – and have become – thoroughly modern devices. However, the history of hearing aids stretches back several decades, to a brilliant physicist and author named Harvey Fletcher.
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Hearing aids are designed to fit into both ears snugly. Because normal hearing is a combination of stimuli coming from different directions, ensuring proper hearing in both ears is big part of correcting hearing loss. But what about cell phones?
Attractive. Easy-to use. Functional.
Those are the hallmark qualities of Unitron hearing aids. Unitron employs purpose-driven technology to promote clearer, easier hearing. What sets Unitron apart is the range of dynamic features it offers:
Hearing aids are fantastic devices…IF your batteries are functioning properly.
Without properly functioning batteries, hearing aids are little more than extremely expensive earplugs.
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Hearing loss has a variety of negative impacts for it’s sufferer.
One common one is impairment that results in inability to distinguish high-frequency sounds. Traditionally, the greater the hearing loss, the more gain needs to be applied at that frequency. However, for some people, hearing sensitivity is so poor in the high frequencies that it is not possible to provide sufficient gain and achieve audibility. In many cases, the gain is limited by acoustic feedback or by discomfort, resulting from excessive loudness. Cochlear damage renders these sorts of frequency problems with hearing:
>>An inability to recognize certain speech sounds
>>Difficulty distinguishing high-pitched background sounds–like bird chirps and songs
Hearing aid technology is constantly shifting and advancing. One important advance in quality came with the implementation of “directional microphones.”
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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.
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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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Hearing loss can be difficult to bear at first, no matter its causes. As mentioned in a previous post about hearing loss, there are many different forms. One common form is Unilateral Hearing Loss also known as Single-Sided Deafness, which is deafness in only one ear.
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