Hearing loss has various forms – it might occur gradually (for example, due to aging) or all of a sudden (due to an injury or trauma). The hearing loss itself can be short-term or permanent, and can vary from mild (having trouble understanding conversations) to severe (complete deafness). A single ear can be affected by […]
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 […]
Veterans – particularly those who’ve served in conflict zones – have considerably higher percentages of hearing loss than the general public. Considering that 20 percent of the public in the United States has some level of hearing loss, the percentages among veterans are disturbingly high. The most prevalent service-related disabilities among soldiers that served in […]
Based on statistics from the National Institutes of Health, out of every 1,000 children in the United States, 2 to 3 are born deaf or with impaired hearing. Childhood hearing loss may be brought on by developmental abnormalities in the ear, by a middle ear infection called otitis media, by injury or loud noises, or […]
The ability to hear is important to just about all living creatures; even though scientists have found many species of sightless fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, no deaf vertebrate species have ever been identified. But while hearing is important, animals don’t need ears to hear; vertebrate animals have ears, but invertebrate animals frequently use other […]
February 2, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Many hearing aid buyers are interested in add-ons and options, so in this article we provide some of our suggestions. No matter which style or model of hearing aid you wear, these particular accessories are fairly common. The first thing you should think of is less an accessory than a necessity; stock up on batteries, […]
January 29, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Up to now, the concept of rechargeable batteries for hearing aids was a notion that was far better in theory than it was in practice. Early rechargeable hearing aid batteries were so large that they could only be used in over-the-ear type aids; they also took hours to recharge and then didn’t hold a charge […]
Patients commonly ask why hearing in crowds of people is particularly challenging for them. Person-to-person conversations and even small group conversations don’t cause them any trouble. But when they find themselves in a large crowd they often find it very difficult to understand what the people speaking to them directly are saying, or even to […]
January 10, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
The oldest hearing aid is instinctual, cupping one hand behind the ear and using it to capture faint sounds and thus hear them more clearly. The earliest technological hearing aids were used by sailors in the early 1600s, which took the form of a long trumpet inserted into the ear and used to hear other […]
January 1, 2013 | Amplisound Hearing Care Centers | Hearing Aids News
Just what to do with an old or used hearing aid is a question which arises for many people. You might have just replaced your old one with a newer model, you may have gotten a cochlear implant and thus have no need for yours any longer, or it could have belonged to a member […]
