The adage “you get what you pay for” is certainly true of hearing aids, and while the latest hearing aids are designed to be more effective than ever, they’re not exactly cheap, either. Fortunately, modern digital hearing aids, while not cheap, ARE becoming more affordable, in the same manner that the majority of consumer electronics […]
The Apple Watch TM is the latest smart gadget from Apple®, and just like its iPhone® siblings, the Apple Watch will be compatible with Starkey’s TruLinkTM Hearing Control app and HaloTM hearing aids. TruLink works seamlessly with Halo hearing aids to provide remote control functionality, memory geotagging, direct streaming of calls and music and much […]
More often than not, people are unaware that they have hearing loss. It occurs so gradually that it’s generally undetectable, and moreover, the majority of family doctors do not consistently test for hearing loss at the annual physical examination. Bearing in mind these two facts, it’s no surprise that most people first find out they […]
Approximately 45 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, which is the perception of sound where no outside sound source exists. This phantom sound is commonly identified as a ringing sound, but can also materialize as a buzzing, hissing, whistling, swooshing, or clicking. First it is important to understand about tinnitus is that it’s a symptom, not […]
Zinc-air-battery-types by Marc Andressen is licensed under Attribution CC 2.0 You could make a strong case that the most vital part of your hearing aid is the battery: without it, nothing else works, and if it fails, your hearing fails with it. In this short guide, we’ll explain to you everything you need to know […]
The World Health Organization reports that 1.1 billion individuals are at an increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss, brought about by exposure to extreme sound levels from personal mp3 devices and very loud environments such as clubs, bars, concerts, and sporting events. An projected 26 million Americans already suffer from the condition. If noise-induced hearing […]
If we genuinely want to understand hearing loss, we need to understand both the physical side, which makes hearing progressively more difficult, and the psychological side, which includes the lesser-known emotional reactions to the loss of hearing. Together, the two sides of hearing loss can wreak havoc on a person’s total well being, as the […]
Most people are surprised to hear how young the discipline of audiology really is, and how recently its founding father founded the profession. To put this in perspective, if you wanted to find the founding father of biology, as an example, you’d have to go back in time by 2,300 years and read the The […]
When it’s time to purchase a car, most of us know exactly what to do. We conduct some research, compare options, and compile a list of questions to ask the dealership. We work on this so that by the time we’re ready to head to the dealership, we have an idea of what we’re looking […]
You’ve without doubt heard that today’s hearing aids are “not your grandfather’s hearing aids,” or that hearing aid technology is light-years ahead of where it used to be, even as recently as 5 to 10 years ago. But what makes modern technology so much better? And what exactly can modern hearing aids achieve that couldn’t […]
