Today we will begin talking about hearing aids and phones and how they work together (and how sometimes they do NOT work together as you would like). I will be starting with some basics and we will build as we go. Regardless of whether or not you wear hearing aids, most people use…
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The first time I got glasses, I walked out of my optometrist’s office and could not believe that I could see individual leaves on the trees, read the chalkboard from the back of the classroom, or read signs as my parents drove around town. The effect was instantaneous and there was no adjustment needed on…
DetailsAre you wishing, and hoping for your hearing aid experience to be positively BLISS-full? If so, then look no further…Sonic Innovations has the solution for you! Hearing Revolution is proud to start offering the Sonic Bliss line of instruments. At Sonic, their philosophy is “Speech is King” and the sound quality of the Bliss 100…
DetailsAs Receiver in the Canal (RIC) hearing aid fittings become increasingly popular, there seems to be a large number of hearing healthcare providers who wonder whether or not they should make earmolds for their patients as well. Earmolds are standard and necessary for Behind the Ear (BTE) hearing aids, but RIC instruments come with a…
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As of recently, there is a “new” style of hearing aids in the marketplace: the IIC, or Invisible-in-the-Canal style of aid. IIC hearing aids fit even more deeply than the traditional CIC, in the second bend of your ear canal. For many years, the CIC has been the tiniest, most discreet hearing…
DetailsAccording to the Better Hearing Institute, a link between untreated hearing loss and depression has been found. Depression is a very serious condition that affects more than 120 million people worldwide. The World Federation for Mental Health reports that in the United States alone, major depression affects 15 million adults, which is about 5-8 percent…
DetailsAlthough hearing aids do a great job of improving the quality of life and the sounds around us, they do not always provide enough amplification on their own. Whether it’s a person’s difficult-to-fit hearing loss or a challenging listening situation, sometimes we need to explore alternative methods to improve hearing. One way of doing this…
DetailsHearing Aids and Music Over the years, I have heard many a complaint about hearing aids and that they make music sound tinny, harsh, or unpleasant to their listeners. Band directors have stopped playing Sousa marches because the woodwinds nearly give them coronaries. Orchestra conductors have been forced to turn down their favorite Wagner recordings. …
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ReSound Verso Hearing Aids are selling like hotcakes around here, around there, and around everywhere! As a regular poster over on multiple hearing aid forums and websites, I like to read what everyone has to say about the new products on the market. The response I have seen to the Verso line is second to…
DetailsWhile hearing aids have come a very long ways as far as technology is concerned, the complaint I get most often from hearing aid wearers is, “My hearing aids are great when I’m somewhere quiet, but as soon as I’m around noise I still have difficulty hearing.” Hearing in the presence of background is…
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