This year, like every year, we look to the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) for the latest in hearing aid technology. Over the past few years, hearing technology has grown into a distinct segment of CES, which usually focuses more on consumer-facing electronics than medical devices. This has been great to see, because it helps to… […]
Category: Hearing Aids
How the Age of Tech Is Removing the Stigma Around Wearing Hearing Aids
Hearing aids have been through several different perceptions in popular culture. At first, they were seen at modern marvels, miracles of technology that could let once deaf patients hear again. Then, as they became more mainstream hearing aids began to suffer from an image problem—those with hearing trouble were sometimes hesitant to wear a hearing… […]
How to Extend the Life of Your Hearing Aids
For most of our patients, hearing aids are a significant investment. That means they have an interest in keeping them functional for as long as possible before having to upgrade to a new set. One question we hear pretty often is, “How can I keep my hearing aids working for as long as possible?” These… […]
How Hearing Aids Can Help You Avoid Physical Injuries
We spend most of our time discussing how treating hearing loss can improve overall quality of life and also help the patient feel more connected to their friends and community. For example, recently there have also been an increasing number of articles linking hearing loss to early onset of dementia, and showing how hearing aids… […]
How to Know It’s Time to Upgrade Your Hearing Aids
Because of the costs associated with hearing aids, many patients who wear them don’t consider replacing them until something goes wrong. But your hearing is a dynamic sense and your needs may change over time—and this can happen before your current hearing aids wear out. Here are five ways to know it may be time… […]
The Signs of a Quality Hearing Aid (and Why You Shouldn’t Cheap Out)
When it comes time to choose a hearing aid, the prices you see may make it tempting to choose a model that’s on the cheaper end of the spectrum. But the patient also needs to understand what they’re giving up when they decide to go with a cheaper hearing aid, because with hearing aids you… […]
New Integrations on the Horizon for Hearing Aids and Smartphones
For most of their history, hearing aids have been decidedly low-tech devices, consisting of a basic microphone that amplified the sounds around it and projected these sounds into the ear. These days, things are a little different. Now, hearing devices have all kinds of integrations with the smartphones we already use all day long. Typical… […]
Does Your Loved One Have Hearing Aids He or She Doesn’t Wear?
If you have a parent who has hearing loss, you know that it can be a battle just to get them to acknowledge the issue, then come in for a hearing test, and then get fitted for hearing aids. Once that’s done, you might think you’re out of the woods and your job as a… […]
Is Your Loved One's Hearing Aid Functioning Properly? 5 Signs to Look For
Once your loved one has been to an audiologist, has had a hearing test done, and has been fitted with a hearing aid, you may think that everything is taken care of. And you’d be right, at least for a while. But hearing aids are sensitive pieces of equipment and occasional adjustments are required to… […]
How the Latest Technology is Making Hearing Aids Better: CES 2018 Edition
CES (Consumer Electronic Show) never has a shortage of amazing technology to wow the masses, and CES 2018 didn’t disappoint, with over 4,000 exhibiting companies and more than 170,000 attendees from some 150 countries. In the past few years, hearing health has been one of the spheres where exciting products are being rolled out. Here… […]