While the average hearing aids work very well for most people in a setting with one or two people, some even in a small group, it’s often difficult for someone with hearing loss to keep up with the conversation where there is excessive background noise. Restaurants, clubs, and parties are some of the common settings… Continue reading Is There a Future for Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids?
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How Hearing Aids of the Future May Be Controlled by the Brain
It’s hard to argue that hearing aids have advanced at a rapid rate. Especially in recent years. Millions of people with hearing loss benefit from these revolutionary little devices every day, and hearing healthcare providers, researchers, and hearing aid manufacturers have raced to keep up with the demand for easier to use, more natural-sounding devices… Continue reading How Hearing Aids of the Future May Be Controlled by the Brain
How Your Diet Could Prevent (Or Cause) Hearing Loss
How many of us ring in the New Year with goals and resolutions? Plans to exercise more, get out of debt, eat healthier, quit smoking, lose weight, and the list goes on and on. While many of these resolutions can help us improve our health and wellbeing, eating healthier may also help prevent hearing loss… Continue reading How Your Diet Could Prevent (Or Cause) Hearing Loss
How a Healthy Diet Can Help Prevent Hearing Loss
Happy New Year! Did you make New Year?s resolutions this year? If so, you might be one of the many people who made a resolution to eat healthier. In fact, year after year, eating healthier is one of the most popular resolutions in the United States. You may have made your resolution to eat healthier… Continue reading How a Healthy Diet Can Help Prevent Hearing Loss
Eating A Healthier Diet May Prevent Hearing Loss
You may be familiar with hearing loss and its association with aging. Unfortunately, age-related hearing loss is a fact of life. However, this does not mean that you must sit back and accept a hearing loss. New research is indicating that a healthy diet is an easy way to help reduce the risk of hearing… Continue reading Eating A Healthier Diet May Prevent Hearing Loss
Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids That Improve Speech Recognition in Loud Places Might Soon Become A Reality
Ever fantasize that you can control things with your mind? Sound like a sci-fi movie? Well, for hearing aid wearers, mind control might be the next big thing. Investigators from Columbia University in New York are developing a mind-controlled hearing aid. The team believes that this device can transform the ability of persons with hearing… Continue reading Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids That Improve Speech Recognition in Loud Places Might Soon Become A Reality
Revolutionary Treatment For Hearing Loss Is On Its Way: Inner Ear Drug Delivery
Whether it be a breathtaking symphony or heartfelt conversation across the dinner table with family and friends, sound plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives. Without this aspect of life, study after study concludes our quality of life, happiness, and relationships can greatly suffer. Unfortunately, this is the reality for over 48 million Americans… Continue reading Revolutionary Treatment For Hearing Loss Is On Its Way: Inner Ear Drug Delivery
Do You Really Need an Annual Hearing Test?
Did you know that you should get a hearing test every year once you reach the age of 55? While getting an annual hearing test may not seem very exciting – or even necessary, if you feel that you have good hearing – it is an important step in ensuring that you stay healthy and… Continue reading Do You Really Need an Annual Hearing Test?
The Risks of Concussions on Your Hearing Brain
Concussions have garnered worldwide attention for their effects on players in the NFL, professional boxers, and their relations to sudden deaths, making them a dangerous reality for many athletes and recreation enthusiasts. In fact, the CDC estimates between 1.6-3.8 million sports and recreation-related concussions occur every year. With such a high volume of cases, this… Continue reading The Risks of Concussions on Your Hearing Brain
Assistive Listening Systems And What They Can Do For You
Assistive listening systems (ALS) are simple amplifiers that bring sound directly into the ear. They are designed to separate sounds, such as speech, from background noise, thereby improving the speech to noise ratio. These devices work by supplying amplified sound via a Bluetooth connection to headphones or hearing aids. So, what are the different types… Continue reading Assistive Listening Systems And What They Can Do For You