November 8, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Congratulations are in order on your recent hearing loop purchase and taking the first step toward a more enjoyable hearing experience for you and your family. Although it may have seemed like a challenge to decide on the right system from all the fantastic options available, it should be much easier for you to install […]
September 13, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
“What type of battery will my hearing aid require?” is a hard question to answer generally, because there are many different models of hearing aids, and each requires a battery that fits it and provides adequate energy to power it. The simplest scenario to deal with is if you already wear a hearing aid; in […]
August 16, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Selecting hearing aids can be challenging if you’re not familiar with the numerous acronyms used to identify popular types. This list includes the majority of the abbreviations you’ll run into when searching for hearing aids and offers a brief explanation of each one. The very best way to truly understand the distinctions is to compare […]
What is the exact difference between a hearing aid and a personal sound amplifier (PSA)? One difference is that the personal sound amplifier is being aggressively advertised to the consumer generating a lot of confusion. You generally don’t see comparable advertisements for hearing aids because they are medical devices according to the FDA and can’t […]
One of the questions most asked of hearing specialists is, “My hearing aid is broken or is not working as well as it used to – should I have it repaired, or get a new one?” The truthful answer has to be, “It depends.” The matter of whether to repair or replace depends on many […]
Patients that are in the process of being fitted for a hearing aid to help them hear quiet sounds frequently ask what the hearing aid is going to do with sounds which are still excessively loud. Fortunately there is a reassuring answer to this particular question. In short, modern hearing aids which are properly fitted […]
While the battery performance for hearing aids might seem a straightforward question to answer, in truth it depends on a variety of factors. One consideration is the company manufacturing the hearing aid. Battery life differs by manufacturer and also by model from the same manufacturer. The way you use your hearing aid will also affect […]
April 12, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Given the cost of high quality hearing aids, many people naturally wonder if they really need two hearing aids, or if they can make do with one. The advice provided by the majority of audiologists and hearing industry professionals is that the benefits of wearing two hearing aids surpass the difference in cost, but let’s […]
Hearing aids have not in the past always worked well with cellular phones, because of electronic interference between the 2 devices that caused static, whistling or screeching noises, or lost words. Technology enhancements along with new regulations have mostly eliminated this problem. Nowadays cell phone – hearing aid compatibility is not the problem it used […]
A bit of background and an explanation of how analog devices work versus how digital devices work is essential to understand the distinctions between analog and digital hearing aids. Analog technology emerged first, and consequently most hearing aids were analog until digital signal processing (DSP) was invented, at which point digital hearing aids appeared. At […]
