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Check out this videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=85027636&v=w-Y6N36mvKA&x-yt-ts=1422503916Siemens We continue to raise the standard of Soundability™, drawing inspiration from the healthy auditory system. For example, binaural hearing: It enhances sounds’ loudness, clarity, richness and quality. But binaural processes deteriorate with age and hearing loss.A well-fit pair of modern hearing aids is a good start towards restoring binaural hearing. But in challenging listening situations, hearing aids have not been able to compensate for the loss of binaural processes, despite giving input to both ears. Siemens has solved this problem. We link our hearing instruments to provide binaural features whenever needed: With binax, the next generation...

JCGHistorical Treasure: Old-fashioned hearing aid Historical treasure: Tin ear trumpet.Tribune-Star/Joseph C. Garza Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:00 amBy Barbara Carney Special to the Tribune-StarHearing aids which now fit snugly into the ear have become almost invisible to the observer. But, this was not always the case. The pipe-like structure shown above is an example of an early device designed to help those with hearing difficulties. It was called a tin ear trumpet and was invented between 1650 and 1700. The object was still in use well into the 1800s.The way it works is simple. The individual with audio problems...

Don't ignore sudden hearing loss Posted on Jan. 19, 2015 (0 comments) See a doctor as soon as possible if you suddenly lose hearing. He or she can determine if you need an urgent referral to a specialist. By Sepehr Oliaei, MD Hearing loss is a common, chronic condition affecting millions of Americans.In most cases, the onset of hearing loss is gradual and progresses slowly through life.However, there are less common cases where the onset of hearing loss is more sudden. This rapid hearing loss may also be accompanied by other concerning symptoms, such as dizziness and loud ringing noise...

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Noise, not age is the leading cause of hearing loss. Unless you take steps now to protect to your ears, sooner or later many of you — and your children — will have difficulty understanding even ordinary speech.Tens of millions of Americans, including 12 percent to 15 percent of school-age children, already have permanent hearing loss caused by the everyday noise that we take for granted as a fact of life.“The sad truth is that many of us are responsible for our own hearing loss,” writes Katherine Bouton in her new book, “Shouting Won’t Help: Why I — and 50...

By Evans Brasfield January 10, 2014 45 http://www.motorcycle.com/features/motorcycles-hearing-loss.html In terms of rider education and injury prevention, a great deal of attention is paid to motorcycle safety by the government, motorcycle industry, and media. However, the subject of hearing loss among motorcyclists is rarely discussed. Yes, riders sometimes make passing remarks about ear fatigue after a long day in the saddle, and recent years have (in my subjective opinion) shown an increase in earplug use among riders. Still, the subject and the use of actual, provable scientific numbers have been relatively overlooked when compared to safety items like body armor and...

2015 Russ Prize from the National Academy of Engineering MED-EL Founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair and MED-EL Advisor Blake Wilson Awarded earn the highest honor in bioengineering. Innsbruck, Austria – The National Academy of Engineering announced today that bioengineering pioneers and MED-EL Medical Electronics GmbH co-founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair have been awarded the 2015 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, for engineering cochlear implants that enable the deaf to hear. Ingeborg is the CEO of global hearing implant manufacturer MED-EL. The prize is shared with Duke University Professor Blake Wilson, MED-EL advisor...

What Did You Say? An Unexpected Journey Into the World of Hearing Loss Nothing prepared Monique Hammond for her own sudden hearing loss, and her questions to medical professionals often left her with more questions than answers. What Did You Say? is the book she wishes she had when she was coping with and trying to understand her own hearing loss. Hammond points out that she is not a professional hearing specialist, so her first important message is that people who experience any ear-related symptoms ''must consult their physician or ear specialist for proper diagnosis and treatment.'' From there, she...

t’s no secret that hearing loss becomes more prevalent as you grow older, but the good news is that some of it can be prevented. A certain degree of hearing loss comes with age, but noise-induced hearing loss is caused by external factors and can be prevented.You can’t avoid noise in general, but there are several ways to limit your exposure to excessive sounds that can harm your hearing. To that end, here are a few quick tips on how to prevent noise-related hearing loss:Choose your surroundings wisely. Some careers inherently come with more noise, so if you can, try to...

A new implant could help the many people who struggle with standard hearing aids. Peter Kay, 70, a business consultant from Bramhall in Greater Manchester, had one fitted, as he tells CAROL DAVIS.THE PATIENT Peter Kay, 70, from Bramhall in Greater Manchester My first indication that I had a hearing problem was nearly 20 years ago when my wife, Olwyn, and I were on a summer holiday in Switzerland. I couldn't hear the crickets or the fact that I'd left our car indicators on - Olwyn had to tell me.Back home, my GP referred me for hearing tests at Wythenshawe Hospital, in...