Tag Archives: The History of Hearing Aids

For decades there have been various sketches comically perfected by the likes of “Monty Python” and “Basil Fawlty” where the so called funny sides to a hearing loss  have been  portrayed by comics, although less so nowadays in our increasingly more sensitive times. In reality however the more that these issues are portrayed, the more it brings attention to [...]

The History of Hearing Aids Hearing aids were first used two hundred years ago and came in the form of ear trumpets or large horn-shaped devices that were used to direct sound into the ear of a hearing impaired person. They provided a very basic amplification of sound without the use of electricity. These trumpets [...]