Avoiding the Biggest Mistake in Treating Your Hearing Loss
Do you remember the Q-Ray Bracelets? You know, the magnetized wristbands that vowed to grant instant and substantial pain relief from arthritis and other chronic conditions? Well, you won’t find much of that promoting anymore; in 2008, the producers of the Q-Ray...
8 Reasons Hearing Loss is More Dangerous Than You Think
Hearing loss is treacherously sneaky. It creeps up on a person over the years so slowly you barely become aware of it , making it easy to deny or ignore. And afterwards, when you at last acknowledge the symptoms, you shrug it off as troublesome and irritating because...
Cochlear Implants FAQ
“Now I wake up each morning to the sound of birds” A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing. The implant consists of an external portion that sits...
Hearing Aid Research News
Researchers are looking at ways to apply new signal processing strategies to the design of hearing aids. Signal processing is the method used to modify normal sound waves into amplified sound that is the best possible match to the remaining hearing for a hearing aid...
How You Hear
Discover how to clear the way for better hearing. Hearing begins when soundwaves enter the outer ear (the visible portion of the ear located on the outside of the head) and are channeled down the auditory canal, a tube-like passageway lined with tiny hairs and small...
Listening and Communication Enhancement Program
Whether you wear hearing instruments, are just acquiring devices, or simply wish to improve your listening skills, LACE – Listening and Communication Enhancement - training will help you get the most out of the sounds of life. Because it is a computerized,...
Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss at Work and Play
Benjamin Franklin got it right when he said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Just as you would take preventative measures to protect yourself from heart disease or diabetes, it pays to protect yourself from occupational hearing loss and hearing...