Hearing Aids - Blog Posts

Hearing Aids that Block Background Noise - We Call these Hearing Aids with Directional Mics.Most older hearing aids have only an omnidirectional microphone. An omnidirectional microphone amplifies sounds equally from all directions. In contrast, a directional microphone amplifies sounds from in front more than sounds from other directions. This means that sounds originating from the direction the listener is facing are amplified more than sounds from behind or in other directions. If the speech is in front of the listener and the noise is from a different direction, then compared to an omnidirectional microphone, a directional microphone provides a better...

WHAT STYLE OF HEARING AID IS BEST FOR ME You may be asking yourself, what hearing aid will work best for me? Well, that really depends on the kind and severity of your hearing loss but here are some advantages of each style: Completely in the Canal (CIC)Advantages: Small and discreet for cosmetic purposes Efficient in delivery of high frequencies. (Outer ear collects and focuses high frequency sound waves to the opening of the ear canal). You may be able to use a telephone or headsets normally, because the aid is recessed in the ear. Sound can be reproduced without...

Top 3 Problems With Receiver In the Canals Hearing Aids 1. The cost of repair. The hearing aid is composed of two parts. A. the part behind the ear that houses the computer and microphone and B. the Receiver part which is the wire going from behind the ear into your ear canal. The trouble could be either one. If your hearing aid dies and its not the wax guards, If its in computer part, behind the ear, if the entire circuit is bad..... you need a new hearing aid. Or it could be the microphone - these are now...

Top 5 Complaints With Hearing Aids 1. They are too expensive. Miracle Ear wants to charge me $10,000 Beltone $8000, Phonak, Oticon, Resound Siemens $6000 for two.2. They are not programmed right. They did NOT work the way I was told. They do not sound right. They are not clear. I cannot hear voices any better. They are too loud. They are too soft.3. They Don't Fit Comfortably. They are painful. They itch. They create a red spot. They are too tight. They are too small - they fall out or fall off. There is too much background noise.4. The...

My Hearing Aids Keep Falling Out - what do you do? These are both BIG problems because if they fall out, pray you do not lose them and if you do, pray your Loss and Damage Insurance is still in effect. Most manufacturers offer Loss and Damage Insurance BUT...it usually only works once. Meaning you can only replace your lost hearing aid once per year. What do you do? There are a couple solutions but we need to find out why they are falling out - normally there are falling out because they are too small or too large or...

A hearing device could be a hearing aid or personal sound amplifier (PSAP) or an assisted listening device. These are all different but with the same goal in mind - to help you hear better.A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. Hearing Aids are programmable - that means you first take a hearing test, The ENT charts your hearing loss on an audiogram. This audiogram is used to program your hearing aid. Hearing Aids are prescribed for the mild, moderate, severe to profound hearing loss.Personal Sound Amplifiers (PSAPs) are almost the...

Can you buy hearing aids on Amazon? Real Programmable Hearing Aids? Answer: Nope. (I tried listing my hearing aids on amazon - they took them down) Amazon restricts the Certain medical devices regardless of FDA clearance or approval, such as: Hearing aids (with the exception of hearing aid accessories, which are permitted)See the Amazon rules here: Medical Devices & AccessoriesWhat do they allow? Personal Sound Amplification Products (PSAPs) What is a PSAP again? PSAPs are over-the-counter electronic products (they are not FDA approved medical devices like hearing aids) that come in many different shapes and sizes that will give your...

Durable medical equipment is any medical equipment used in the home to aid in a better quality of living. It is a benefit included in most insurances. In some cases certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XIX for Medicaid: (n) The term "durable medical equipment" includes iron lungs, oxygen tents, Nebulizers, CPAP, catheters, hospital beds, and wheelchairs (which may include a power-operated vehicle that may be appropriately used as a wheelchair, but only where the use of such a vehicle is determined to be necessary on the basis...

Buying Discount Affordable and Cheap Hearing Aids This article is about helping you buy hearing aids at a Discount or or get you headed in the right direction to buy Affordable Hearing Aids - I would define affordable as being a hearing aid that is within your budget. Some will call any hearing aid "cheap" after getting a $6000 quote from an audiologist. Anything is cheap from there. Why am I offering this? Because I know you are looking at my competitors already. I can help by offering you a few tips to avoid any landmines or dragons.There are three...

How you will benefit from hearing aids....According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated one-quarter of Americans between the ages of 65 and 75 and almost three-quarters of those over 75 have some degree of hearing loss.According to Hearing Aid Industry Sources (and these are their words) "only about 20% ever purchase a device to help restore their hearing abilities. This is not because of denial or lack of money as you might assume, but rather due to misinformation from their doctors and a general lack of understanding from the medical community". My opinion, being in the business of hearing aids,...

Can I claim Hearing Aids on my Taxes Got this answer from the TurboTax folks...(I used to work for Intuit)Here is the obligatory statement: "I am not an accountant" but yes you can.... The IRS allows you to deduct hearing aids. And the IRS also lets you deduct the expenses that you pay to travel for medical care such as mileage on your car, bus fare and parking fees.The stipulation here is that your medical expenses must total more than 10 percent of your adjusted gross income.Hearing loss expenses that may qualify include: hearing aids, hearing aid batteries, hearing aid...

Help -My Hearing Aids Got Wet...what do I do Q: My Hearing Aids Got Wet...what do I do? How to dry out wet hearing aidsA: Even if a wet hearing aid seems dead, there's a good chance it can be resuscitated. Just make sure you act fast--the longer the water sits inside, the greater the likelihood it will destroy the hearing aid for good.This is a Do-It-Yourself moment. While consumers are conditioned to send back broken merchandise, your hearing aid's warranty probably doesn't cover water damage. And you may not have much luck pulling a fast one on your hearing...