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…)
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…)
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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