Shopping around for a pair of hearing aids is harder than you think, starting with the hearing exam. Getting a hearing test resulting in an accurate audiogram is easy enough. The test only takes twenty minutes or so, and when administered by a trained audiologist or licensed hearing aid fitter, the result is usually an accurate map of your hearing profile. It's the first … [Read more...] about Shopping Around For A Pair Of Hearing Aids Is Harder Than You Think, Starting With The Hearing Exam
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Why The Hearing Aid Industry Ignores Black Friday
Even as I get tired of all the hype about Black Friday, I wonder why the hearing aid industry is conspicuous by its absence on the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. Today is the big day, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday when shoppers flock to the malls as retailers cut their prices and offer the best price-cutting and one-day sales events of the year. But … [Read more...] about Why The Hearing Aid Industry Ignores Black Friday
W.L. Copithorne, RIP — He Left A Pile Of Unused Hearing Aids In The Dresser Drawer
My 94-year-old father died recently, and as we were going through his things we discovered a collection of unused hearing aids sitting in his drawer. So it can happen to anyone, even someone whose son has spent the last five years writing a blog about the wonders of hearing aids. In recent years I had spent a lot of time helping Dad search for solutions that would alleviate … [Read more...] about W.L. Copithorne, RIP — He Left A Pile Of Unused Hearing Aids In The Dresser Drawer
ExSilent Ytango Is First Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aid To Place Both Microphone And Speaker In The Ear Canal
ExSilent, an independent hearing aid company which was an early entrant in the invisible hearing aid market, has expanded its product line with the Ytango, the first behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aid to integrate both the microphone and speaker in an earpiece that sits within the ear canal. By placing the microphone with the speaker in the ear canal while letting the small … [Read more...] about ExSilent Ytango Is First Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aid To Place Both Microphone And Speaker In The Ear Canal
New Siemens Aquaris Hearing Aids Are Waterproof
The new Aquaris waterproof hearing aids from Siemens Hearing Instruments have taken the recent industry trend toward more durable, water-resistant hearing aids to a whole new level. Siemens says the Aquaris hearing aids are fully waterproof to depths of three feet for up to 30 minutes. The new hearing aids promise to eliminate the repair problems associated with sweat, dirt … [Read more...] about New Siemens Aquaris Hearing Aids Are Waterproof