Hearing Aids - Blog Posts

Ampliconwww.amplicomusa.com/Outstanding customer service, the latest technology and a dedication to excellence make Amplicom the leader in amplified telephones. So choose the best, and hear every conversation loud and clear! Audex, Inc:www.audex.comThe company has evolved into one of the most innovative and respected providers of infrared, magnetic induction listening devices and telephones for hearing impaired people in the United States.Bellman & Symfon AB:www.bellman.comA wide range of hearing products including: Fire safety solutions, Home alerting solutions, Listening systems for doorbells and telephones, Personal amplifiersClarity:www.clarityproducts.comCustomizable Visual Alerting System for deaf and hard of hearing users.Harris Communications:www.harriscomm.comProducts include the following: Assistive listening devices, Emergency...

Top 8 Online Hearing Tests Action On Hearing Loss This English-language hearing test is from the official hearing foundation in England. The test is safe and extremely user-friendly. UNSW Hearing Test The test features tones from 20 Hz to 16 KHz. You click until you can barely hear the tone and it registers the level. Handtronix By playing 4 tones at different Hz you can check out if your hearing is good. Do the test in a quiet location. Better Hearing Institute How good is your hearing? Do this quick test and you will know within 5 minutes. Free Hearing...

The retailer filed for bankruptcy and is closing thousands of stores.Many people have blamed RadioShack's demise on the popularity of the e-commerce giant Amazon. Critics of the brand say it was too outdated and slow to offer new merchandise.But Christopher Mims at The Wall Street Journal suggests overworked Americans are actually the reason RadioShack failed."In 1979 the average worker put in 1,687 hours a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute, and by 2007 that number was 1,868," Mims writes. "The net difference, 181 hours a year, represents more than a month of extra work every year."RadioShack peaked in the...

The Top 5 cell phone Hearing Test Apps1. Siemens Hearing TestThe Hearing Test was created by audiology experts at Siemens to help you determine whether you have hearing impairment. This revolutionary application has been scientifically developed and carefully tested to ensure the most precise results possible. In addition, the test is completely independent of language, so you can use it reliably no matter what language you’re mostcomfortable with. 2. Hearing Test by Hurryforward LtdHearing Test is a fun and easy to use hearing test app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This hearing test plays 8 tones at different...

LSTN, a Hollywood-based company manufacturing headphones, has teamed up with the Starkey Hearing Foundation to help provide hearing aids to people in need.According to a report published in Forbes.com, LSTN produces a vintage-inspired line of high-quality headphones with a sleek wooden design, full bass, and excellent sound. But as a social enterprise, the company is also impact focused and has launched an initiative to couple its development with a philanthropic project.“LSTN was founded to change lives through the power of music,” says company co-founder, Bridget Hilton. After watching a video online in which a woman was able to hear for...

Science! By Matthew Humphries You can usually tell when someone is wearing a hearing aid by the device sat behind one or both of their ears. But such aids can only help so much. Depending on the level of hearing impairment, conventional aids may not be enough to allow an individual to hear and understand important sounds such as those that form speech.An alternative is to have a hearing implant, but until now the required surgery to fit them has taken several hours, making it unsuitable for the elderly–the group most affected by hearing loss. However, a solution is on...

The mouth and tongue are exquisitely complex and sensitive organs, and in more ways than one. Of course the tongue does the tasting, but it and the lips also play another important role in eating by allowing detailed sensing of the shape and texture of food and other objects. It’s a sensitivity so great that we evolved to express intimacy through lip-on-lip contact. Now, an innovation from Colorado State University aims to take advantage of that sensitivity and use it to help the deaf and hearing impaired. With simple electrodes and a detailed understanding of the tongue, this team thinks...

Hearing Dog “Speaks” at Hearing Loss Association Meeting February 12Camille Jenkins and her hearing dog, Rico will be speakers (Rico barks at loud noises) at the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter on Thursday, February 12, 2015, 6:30 p.m., Weingart Center, 5220 Oliva Avenue, Lakewood, CA 90712. Jenkins received Rico from the Sam Simon Foundation, a rescue dog training program for people with hearing loss. Rico will show the audience how he helps Jenkins to “hear” the door bell ringing, phone ringing, tea kettle boiling and much more.Camille Jenkins grew up with normal hearing, but lived in...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), occupational hearing loss is the most common work-related injury in the United States. So take note, and if you pursue a career in one of the sectors below, include hearing protection in your day-to-day activities! 1. Emergency ResponseSaving lives is a noble career path. While driving to an emergency call, sirens play an important role for emergency service vehicles, but if you’re exposed to sirens on a regular basis, you may be at risk of suffering from permanent hearing loss. In a 14-year study, siren noise at a decibel...

Great article How Loud Is Too Loud? Doctors and Club Owners on Hearing Loss and Volume By Molly Beauchemin, January 14, 2014 at 1:45 p.m. EST Last year, Grimes cancelled tour dates because of her struggle with tinnitus. Photo by Daniel Cavazos.A few months ago while photographing a concert in Montreal, I saw something I'd never seen at a show before: audience members covering their ears.That image came back to me a little while later, when Grimes revealed her struggle with tinnitus and tweeted that the ringing in her ears was so loud she couldn’t sleep. I thought of it...

My hearing is shot. And I’m hoping that chickens will help me. Millions of people suffer hearing loss when the hair cells in their cochlea die. Chickens—those lucky devils—don’t have this problem Too bad the old saying, “You are what you eat,” isn’t really true. If it was, given my frequent craving for roast chicken, I’d probably have better hearing. Why? Because humans can’t do something that chickens manage routinely: regenerate essential inner-ear cells to reverse hearing loss. My hearing has been deteriorating for many years now. In my left ear I only hear faint, distorted noises; my right ear...

By Randi Belisomo of REUTERSAmong dying hospice patients, hearing problems are often overlooked, but shouldn’t be, experts say.Families and physicians frequently mistake hearing loss for dementia among the elderly and terminally ill, said Barbara Weinstein, a professor of audiology at the City University of New York.The Institute of Medicine’s recent report, Dying in America, outlined core components of quality end-of-life care, many of which are tied to patients’ ability to listen and communicate: patient counseling; distress management; attention to social, cultural and religious needs and assessment of physical and emotional well-being.But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...