Hearing Aids - Blog Posts

Quarterly net unit sales of hearing aids, with the private/commercial market shown in blue, and the VA shown in red. Overall yearly sales percentage gains/losses are displayed at the top of the graph. Source: HIA. Hearing aid sales in the United States during the first quarter of 2015 increased by 11.32% compared to the same period last year, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC. The increase reflects almost identical gains from both the private/commercial sector and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which saw dispensing activity rise by 11.32% and 11.31% respectively. This comes...

Famous Musicians with Hearing Damage Neil YoungOzzy OsbournePhil CollinsGeorge Martin (producer of The Beatles, known as “the fifth Beatle”)Will.i.amBrian WilsonJeff BeckEric ClaptonPete TownshendLudwig von BeethovenCelebrities with Hearing Issues Rob LoweBill ClintonHalle BerryStephen ColbertRush LimbaughJane LynchRobert RedfordHolly HunterJodie FosterFamous People with Hearing Loss Helen KellerJulia BraceNoteworthy People Who Have Some Hearing Loss or Who Are Profoundly Deaf Halle BerryRush LimbaughLeslie NielsenWilliam ShatnerJane LynchMarlee MatlinFoxy BrownShoshannah SternLou FerrignoPhyllis FrelichSean BerdyKatie LeclercRussell Harvard

Canadian researchers have determined that blind people who are good at echolocation can use the skill for more than navigating their environment—they can use echoes to “see” objects. See more at: http://www.hearingreview.com/article/blind-people-use-visual-areas-brain-see-hear/#sthash.NhpXhbOe.dpuf

1. Studies show that people with diabetes are twice as likely to have hearing loss. When broken down by age, one study showed that people age 60 and younger are at greater risk.2. Cardiovascular and hearing health are linked. Some experts say the inner ear is so sensitive to blood flow that it’s possible that abnormalities in the cardiovascular system could be noted in the hearing system earlier than in other less sensitive parts of the body.3. Research shows a link between hearing loss and dementia, which leads experts to believe that interventions like hearing aids could potentially delay or...

Experts in the region are launching new research which could help people with hearing problems better listen to music.Beethoven composed some of his most famous works after he became profoundly deaf. More recently, musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson and Phil Collins have encountered problems with their hearing. Tinnitus affects many more, from Eric Clapton and Neil Young to will.i.am.Now a collaborative project between Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leeds is bringing together Dr Harriet Crook, Lead Clinical Scientist for Complex Hearing Loss and music psychologist Dr Alinka Greasley, to investigate how music listening...

How The Brain Adjusts To Sensory Impairments, No Matter How Minor - interesting read - see more here: http://www.medicaldaily.com/life-after-hearing-loss-how-brain-adjusts-sensory-impairments-no-matter-how-minor-334634

Global hearing amplifiers market is expected to reach USD 78.2 million by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc. Growing prevalence of deafness and hearing disorders and the increasing cost of hearing aids are expected to drive the hearing amplifiers market over the forecast period. Hearing amplifiers are relatively cheaper products and therefore, are more preferred in patients with manageable deafness severities.

Alabama is the only state that still charges sales tax on hearing aids and accessories. Depending on one’s location within the state, this can mean up to 10 percent is added to the cost of these necessary instruments.(Not if you have them shipped to Alabama!)

ROCHESTER, Minn. – An 8th grade student may have made a discovery that could save people who wear hearing aids significant money.Ethan Manuell is an audiology patient at Olmsted County Medical Center and wears a hearing aid in his left ear. He began a study, with the help of his audiologist, Mary Meier Au. D, looking into the effect wait time has on hearing aid batteries, which is the time between activating the battery and placing the battery in the hearing aid.To activate a hearing aid battery, users need to remove a sticker on the battery which allows oxygen to...

Less technology that is.....The study found, “For classical music… number of channels was not significant. For rock music…three channels were preferred to 18 channels.”Read more here: http://www.hearingreview.com/2015/04/back-basics-less-may-music/

Solar Ear: More than half of the 360 million people worldwide with a disabling hearing loss live in low- to- middle-income countries. Current production levels of hearing aids meets less than 10% of the global need, and the cost of hearing aids and batteries has often been beyond the reach of the poor. Solar Ear is a solar-powered hearing aid battery that costs a fraction of what traditional batteries cost, and lasts for 2-3 years (rather than one week). The company also offers complete hearing aids at greatly reduced prices. In the following video, the company’s founder explains the product,...

Samsung to enter Hearing Aid market? SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA 27 April 2015 - 5:00pm Cho Jin-young Samsung to enter Hearing Aid market. Keeping pace with the era of an aging society, Samsung Electronics is preparing to tap into the market of hearing aids, which are the representative medical appliances in the silver industry.Its rival Apple already entered the market, joining hands with GN ReSound, one of the top three hearing aid companies in the world. Also, the market is rapidly expanding, as the prospect was raised that the global hearing aid market would grow more than 8 percent annually. Therefore,...