Hearing Aids - Blog Posts

Vitamin Supplement Successfully Prevents Noise-Induced Hearing LossNEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO—December 2, 2014—Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institutes have found a way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in a mouse using a simple chemical compound that is a precursor to vitamin B3. This discovery has important implications not only for preventing hearing loss, but also potentially for treating some aging-related conditions that are linked to the same protein. Dr. Samie JaffreyPhoto credit: Robert Essel Published today in Cell Metabolism, the researchers used the chemical nicotinamide riboside (NR) to protect the nerves that innervate the cochlea. The...

The next time your husband says he didn't hear you when you called his name, take heart. He may be telling the truth. Studies indicate that men are twice as likely to develop hearing loss than women, especially those between the ages of 20-69.More than 28 million Americans have some type of hearing impairment and approximately 60 percent of them are men. Health experts believe environmental factors may be the major reason why, mostly due to noisy, male-dominated occupations such as construction and factory work.Another factor may be the use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSID), according to...

Invisible Hearing Aids Can Hearing Aids be Invisible? No hearing aids are not invisible. They can be unnoticeable or so small that no one can see you wearing them. But there is trade off that I will mention later and but no...no Hearing Aids are not Invisible - that I know of.First lets talk about why we are asking that question, why do we need hearing aids to be invisible? The simple answer is vanity. There is a huge stigma to wearing hearing aids.A colleague of mine, Dan Kennedy - who has written over 10 marketing books and sold his...

Hearing Aids on Glasses. 1. Can I wear hearing aids and glasses? 2. Are the hearing aids and glasses going to touch each other? 3. Are they going to interfere with each other? 4. is there room for both? 5. Will my glasses come off if I take off my hearing aids or Will my hearing aids come off if I take off my glasses?1. Can I wear hearing aids and glasses? Answer: Yes. here is a guy wearing a Behind the Ear - (normally for folks with severe to profound hearing loss) below. These are normally larger hearing aid...

Hearing Aids Radio Shack vs Century Hearing Aids Radio Shack only sells the RCA Symphonix® RPSA10 Personal Sound Amplifier (thin tube) - Mini Behind the Ear and the RCA Symphonix® RPSA05 Personal Sound Amplifier (thick tube) - these again are not a hearing aids. They are called a personal sound amplifiers. They do not advertise them as hearing aids but they sure look like hearing aids and guess what...they probably have the same digital technology inside. But what is the difference? A hearing aid is usually programmed from an audiogram or hearing aid test. A hearing aid is for someone...

Hearing Aids CVS vs Century Hearing Aids CVS only sells the MSA 30X Sound Amplifier - this is not a hearing aid. Its called a personal sound amplifier. A hearing aid is usually programmed from an audiogram or hearing aid test. A hearing aid is for someone with impaired hearing. Where as, A personal sound amplification product (PSAP) is an electronic product whose labeled intended use is to help normal hearing people amplify sounds for a variety of reasons such as to hear soft sounds of a bird chirping, or more clearly hear a distant speaker but they are not...

How Much do Hearing Aids Cost One of the first questions a hearing aid shopper asks themselves when they begin the process of buying a hearing aid is: How much does a hearing aid cost, and what are the expected prices for the different types of Hearing Aids? Unfortunately, many people run into a road block when they research online as to how much an in the ear costs or behind the ear Hearing Aids really is going to cost. This article will attempt to answer this important question, but keep in mind that hearing aid prices can vary drastically...

When Should I Get Hearing Aids The first thing to know about when should you get hearing aids is that everyone else that bought hearing aids before you just did not buy hearing aids.....they finally broke down, they finally give in, they surrendered, they finally had enough of the wife or husband nagging, they finally had enough of the wife or husband telling there were talking to loud, they finally had enough of people telling them to turn down the TV, or family members are constantly say that they are hard of hearing or they went out of their way...

Can I Get Hearing Aids from the Veterans Administration The Department of Veterans Affairs will ensure access to hearing aid services including preventive health (care) services and routine testing for all enrolled veterans and those veterans exempt from enrollment.The VA will provide hearing aids to veterans who meet the following criteria: Veterans with any compensable service-connected disability. Former Prisoners of War. Purple Heart recipients. Veterans getting benefits benefits under Title 38 United States Code. Veterans who are qualified for an increased pension based on being permanently housebound and in need of regular aid and attendance. Veterans with hearing impairment resulting...

Did you lose your Hearing Aid? Here are some helpful Tips to help you Find Your Lost Hearing Aid Take your time to find the missing item. Try not to make a mess or you'll have a harder time finding what you lost. Instead, be systematic, and use the opportunity to tidy up as you go. Do not look blindly for the item. The first reaction is to search for the missing item everywhere imaginable, leading to frustration. Take a moment to calm down and think logically. Be methodical and split the area up in smaller zones and scan one...

By Liz Stinson article from WiredEarlier this year, after a decade of slowly losing his hearing, Frank Swain found himself donning a pair of Starkey Halo hearing aids. The bluetooth-connected buds, which wirelessly stream audio from an iPhone, are some of the most technologically advanced on the market. It got Swain, a writer for New Scientist, thinking: Hearing aids have always been considered a band-aid to hearing loss, but what if they could be used for more than just bolstering the performance of failing ears? What if he could use them to hear things other humans were totally deaf to?For...

Hearing Aid Ear Wax Whats it good for... What is this little ugly substance...called hearing aid ear wax?Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, serves as a self-cleaning agent with protective, lubricating, and antibacterial properties. Without earwax, you may result in dry, itchy ears. So its natural, everyone creates it, for some folks much much more, for other folks less....male or female...its natural, everyone creates it and yes you need it.How do you clean your...