A scientist at Bell Laboratories, Harvey Fletcher, has been widely commended with inventing the electric hearing aid – a cumbersome, body-worn device that debuted in the 1930s. And eighty years later, a Minnesota company is trying to solve a problem that has eluded decades of innovation: reconciling the problematic device with ordinary life, 21st Century [...]
The Oregon School for the Deaf received a double whammy this week after receiving a brand new makeover as well as a generous donation from Starkey Hearing Foundation. ABC hit show ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ gave the Oregon School for the Deaf brand new dorm rooms as well as a haunted house for the Oregon School [...]
In life as with all things, what you expect and what you get can be two parallels that are poles apart. Whilst it is true that you will get generally get what you pay for, the expectations of your hearing aid purchase should always be kept at a realistic level. If you are paying any less than [...]
According to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) hearing loss is the most common chronic, but manageable, health condition in the USA, after arthritis and high blood pressure. Despite this growing condition, half of the people suffering with hearing loss who could truly benefit from a hearing aid don’t actually use them. “During Hearing [...]
Recent figures have found that teenagers are increasingly experiencing hearing loss, with one in five American teenagers losing part of their hearing. The figures demand urgent reassessment of pediatric screenings for further hearing problems as well as more education about the risks connected with personal music players such as iPods and MP3′s. The study published [...]
Accept that there is a hearing loss A hearing loss develops very gradually over a long period of time. So it is no wonder that it takes an average of around five to seven years before it is recognised and then dealt with. There is always a period of resistance to try to cope for [...]
