Hearing Aids - Blog Posts

Can I use HSA for Hearing Aids? Can I use Health Savings Accounts for Hearing Aids?Yes you can. As long as the credit card as a visa or mastercard logo on it yes. Many of our customers have purchased hearings aids on their HSA.There has been a couple of occasions where the HSA credit card, with a visa a master card logo on it did not work and that was because the HSA only allowed the customer to purchase medical allowed items at specified or authorized vendors.The Affordable Care Act is changing HSAs though.... With the ACA, You may establish...

Do I need a Prescription for Hearing Aids...some folks say non perscriptionWe always advise a prospective hearing aid user consult with a licensed ENT before buying a hearing aid online...because you need to know if you have one of the following conditions:(i) Visible congenital or traumatic deformity of the ear.(ii) History of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days.(iii) History of sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss within the previous 90 days.(iv) Acute or chronic dizziness.(v) Unilateral hearing loss of sudden or recent onset within the previous 90 days.(vi) Audiometric air-bone gap equal to or greater than...

When you starting you search for hearing aids, whether its online or at local audiologist, here are a few questions to ask and things to consider1. Get yourself a Hearing Test from a local audiologist or Ear Nose and Throat Specialist - That is really best idea - if you cannot.... There are many hearing aids on the market today, where some companies call them "Assisted Listening Devices" or "PSAPs" or "Personal Sound Amplifiers".... now on the market that can satisfy someone with mild to moderate to moderate to severe high frequency hearing losses. These devices are pre-programmed that will...

Hearing Aids You Can Sleep In Can you sleep in your hearing aid?Usually not. Hearing aids are not comfortable to sleep in - especially the Behind the Ears - larger ones and even the Open Fit or Mini Behind the Ears. They are going to be uncomfortable when you roll over. I know lots of people that sleep with In the Ears - but be careful that they do not work themselves out and you lose them in the bed.If you are concerned that your hearing loss may prevent you from hearing the telephone, door bell or fire alarms, there...

Hearing Aid Definition noun (Concise Encyclopedia) Device that increases the loudness of sounds in the user's ear. Its principal components are a microphone, an amplifier, and an earphone. Hearing aids are increasingly smaller and less conspicuous, fitting behind the earlobe or within the ear canal. They have widely differing characteristics, amplifying different components of speech sounds for maximum comprehension by each wearer. Hearing aids with automatic volume control vary the amplification automatically with the input. Its not this....

How long do your hearing aid batteries last? 312 batteries last up to 160 hours 16 to 18 days 10 batteries last up to 60-80 hours or 5 to 7 days 13 batteries, last up to 230 hours or 3 to 4 weeks 675 Batteries last up to 330 hours or 4 to 6 weeks Rechargeable Batteries - these cost around $19 per battery and come with a disclaimer - Due to the limited capacity of the rechargeable cells, rechargeable batteries on a full charge - which takes 4 to 6 hours to charge - may not last through an...

A useful feature available on many hearing aids today is called the "telecoil" or commonly referred to as T coils. Some folks call it t switch or T setting. T coils or Telecoils have existed within hearing aids since the late 1940s.The image above shows what a telecoil at several times actual size looks like. A Telecoil is nothing more than a tiny coil of wire around a core that will induce an electric current in the coil when it's in the presence of a changing magnetic field.The most common use of the telecoil is with the telephone. Although most...

Hearing Aid Companies and Hearing Aid Manufacturers (in alphabetical order) 1. Audibel Audibel, a hearing aid manufacturer, has a line of digital hearing aids, including the very tiny "Invisible in the Canal" style. Standard features include automatic telephone detection, directional speech detection, environmental adaptation, and feedback elimination. More advanced features include voice indicators in multiple languages that can do things like provide low-battery alerts and audible reminders of appointments with hearing healthcare providers. On a return visit to the Audibel website, About.com found the hearing aids now had television listening settings, and water/humidity resistance. These hearing aids are made in...

How does a Hearing Aid work? A hearing aid is a little computer. The Hearing aid consists of four basic components: A microphone to pick up the acoustic sounds around you and converts it into a digital signal, which it sends to the amplifier. The amplifier boosts the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker. An electronic circuit increases the volume human voices - minimizes background noise and sends this data to the receiver. A receiver/speaker changes the signal back into acoustic sound and sends it back into the ear. Then those impulses are then sent...

Clean your devices with a special moist cleansing wipe, designed especially for cleaning your hearing devices. Alcohol, solvents and cleaning agents may damage the devices. In order for your hearing aids to function properly, the devices themselves and the earmolds for behind-the-ear systems must always be free of earwax or other deposits. Your Hearing Aids Stopped Working what do I do now? 95% of all hearing aid malfunctions are due to wax or dirt in the speaker.If you experience a lack of amplification, or no amplification at all, you should first clean your tubes or clean your wax trap. To...

DO I NEED TWO HEARING AIDS OR JUST ONE There are seven reasons to purchase two hearing aids;1. Two hearing aids allow you to hear what direction the sound is coming from 2. The brain processes hearing signals or competing sounds from both ears for improvedclarity and a more balanced sound3. You will get the best experience from two hearing aids4. Less power is needed when two hearing aids are worn5. Stereo listening gives depth perception. 6. Two ears offers better manners-one eared listeners may be considered rude. 7. Two ears hear better in noisy situations. You will be able...

Pros and Cons of "Open Fit" Hearing Aids Open Fit Hearing Aids are a new type of Behind the Ear Hearing Aid. It is also called the mini Behind the Ear aid. It fits behind the ear, but is smaller. A very thin, almost invisible tube is used to connect the aid to the ear canal. Open Fit Hearing Aids have less of a occlusion or "plugged up" sensations in the ear canal, allow for increased comfort, reduce feedback and address cosmetic concerns for many users. Open Fit Hearing Aids are designed to hide behind the outer ear, and have...