Perhaps no single piece of technology is hotter right now than Apple’s iPhone.
It’s easy to see why: It’s sleek, functional, and features cutting-edge “touch” technology–scrolling and choosing is as simple as the flick of a finger.
What’s the connection between an iPhone and a hearing aid?
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All hearing aids are not made equal.
If you visit an audiologist and are diagnosed with mild or moderate hearing loss, it may not be necessary for you to purchase a costly top of the line hearing aid.
When choosing a hearing aid by price, it’s important to get all the needed personal features, even if purchasing an inexpensive hearing aid. Luckily, there are lower-cost hearing aids that ably amplify sound – the most crucial goal of a hearing aid. Some are directional hearing aids – making conversation easier by focusing the hearing aid in a particular direction.
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Hearing aids are expensive. Hearing aids are also incredibly important – lifesaving. Considering these two facts, it’s no surprise that people want the best out of their hearing aids. The best value. The best performance. The best hearing aid accessories available.
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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 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 are like other medical products used to assist anyone who has a disability. To make a comparison, you don’t always need a prescription from a doctor to buy your medicine and sometimes can get what your looking for over the counter–this is now happening in the world of hearing aids.
The question we need to really ask ourselves as well as other hearing professionals is, it a good idea to buy a hearing aid without having it properly made to one’s degree of hearing loss? Anyone who gets a hearing aid or is thinking of getting one should first see an audiologist to see what the best option would be.
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The way in which we hear is a rather complex system involving the smallest bones in the human body known as the Stapes, but it also includes several small snail shaped object known as the cochlea. The cochlea are critical to the hearing process and if damaged can cause hearing loss–either mild or severe.
However, nowadays there is a cochlear implant surgery which can help improve your hearing significantly if you have a severe hearing loss. Let’s take a look and see why cochlear implants can help those with profound hearing loss:
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The world is going “digital” and everything in technology we use comprises of some sort of internal computerized system. Hearing aids are no exception. Within the last five years, digital hearing aids have become the dominant hearing aid available on the market today. Interestingly enough, the first digital hearing aids were introduced in the late 1980’s, but failed because there were still too many flaws and required very big, unsightly batteries that drained quickly. Fortunately, the technology has progressed and now they come in all style from behind the ear hearing aids to in the canal hearing aids. Exactly how though does the digital hearing aid work? Let’s take a brief look at the step by step process:
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There are two types of hearing aids: analog and digital, but today I am going to focus on analog hearing aids.
Like any hearing aid, analog hearing aids come in many different styles and sizes–from behind the ear to inside the canal hearing aids.
