Update 2/3/2017: Kirkland Signature 7.0 was recently released. Read reviews for the KS7 Costco hearing aids. Costco has made a quiet entry into the Made-for-iPhone hearing aid market, selling its own Kirkland-brand iPhone-compatible hearing aids for $1,799.99 a pair. The new Kirkland Signature 6.0 hearing aids, utilizing technology from Big-Six hearing aid maker GN ReSound, … [Read more...] about At $1,799 A Pair, Costco’s iPhone Hearing Aids Challenge Audiologists
Hearing Health & Services
Five Reasons I Went All In With A Second Cochlear Implant
I thought long and hard about whether I should get a second cochlear implant. But I'm glad I did. We recently activated my second implant, and it's as big a miracle as the first. In January I decided to go ahead if I qualified, and after several months of preliminary testing and insurance screening, I had successful implantation surgery on my left side on March 30. We … [Read more...] about Five Reasons I Went All In With A Second Cochlear Implant
When Does A Hearing Disadvantage Become A Hearing Disability?
After my cochlear implant surgery was a success and I returned to the world of (more or less) normal hearing, I had a stunning revelation. In the months before my surgery, when my hearing loss had progressed to "profound," I had been living with a serious disability. But even as I struggled daily with hearing aids that barely helped and as I suffered from growing social … [Read more...] about When Does A Hearing Disadvantage Become A Hearing Disability?
Solving The ‘Cocktail Party’ Challenge Of Enhancing Speech In Noise
Here's something I've been waiting for -- a sound processing algorithm promising to isolate speech in noise and, once and for all, solve the "cocktail party" problem for hearing aid wearers. A team of researchers at Ohio State University has developed a new algorithm that identifies speech-based sound waves in noisy environments and eliminates other noise, and they claim to … [Read more...] about Solving The ‘Cocktail Party’ Challenge Of Enhancing Speech In Noise
New Hearing Health Foundation Initiative Targets Tinnitus Causes, Treatments And Potential Cures
People have known for a long time that tinnitus and hearing loss go hand-in-hand. That's why it's gratifying to see momentum building for research on a cure for both ailments. The latest news in this battle is the Hearing Health Foundation's recent expansion of its research and educational initiatives to target the causes, treatments and potential cures for … [Read more...] about New Hearing Health Foundation Initiative Targets Tinnitus Causes, Treatments And Potential Cures