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Hearing Better = Feeling Better ReSound Key has a positive impact on users’ lives Multiple positive benefits have been reported from those wearing hearing aids. Not just for the improvements of their hearing, but also for their well-being, social lives, and general health. In a survey of hearing aid users…
This article reviews some of the issues regarding untreated hearing loss and the Benefits of Hearing aids. Hearing loss and cognitive decline Hearing loss doesn’t just affect our ears. Evidence links it to other, sometimes more significant health issues like falling and dementia. Social isolation is an obvious concern. Hearing loss can…
People with hearing loss experience fatigue And then do Hearing Aids Reduce Fatigue? Hearing loss can affect people's lives beyond their difficulty hearing (Heffernan et al., 2016). One effect which has attracted increased interest in recent years is the potential additional cognitive fatigue experienced in everyday life by people with…
Augmented Xperience (AX) hearing aid platform with Augmented Focus intelligently and automatically processes sound to better ensure that listeners always hear clearly – regardless of the listening environment. Rather than simply amplifying all sounds, like most of today’s hearing aids, Signia Augmented Xperience hearing aids intelligently understands which sounds should be pulled…
What is a TeleCoil? Did you know that your hearing aids have an antenna?...Sort of. Telecoil, also called T-Coil, or T-Switch is a small wire coiled around a rod inside hearing aids. It functions as an antenna to pick up magnetic signals (usually transmitted by a loop or traditional telephone)…
The Signia CROS Hearing Aid Hear what matters to you even with single-sided deafness Signia CROS hearing solutions provide the ultimate choice of styles and fittings for people with untreatable hearing loss in one ear. There are even CROS devices with convenient lithium-ion charging and Bluetooth connectivity. There is an…
"Own Voice Processing" from Signia Signia Own Voice Processing is available in their newer hearing aids solving the "hearing your own voice" issue common in many hearing aids. This issue is overcome utilizing a sophisticated technological solution—a real time detection of the user’s own voice, combined with dedicated Own Voice…
Widex Moment, Breaking The "Sound Barrier". Hearing aid technology has made quantum leaps technologically in areas such as hearing loss correction, speech intelligibility, and background noise reduction. In the past, a person's initial encounter with a hearing aid's sound could have been strange or unfamiliar, many times wondering whether the…
Self-fitting hearing aids are a relatively new concept originally promoted by HearSource.com. Self-Fitting hearing aids are ideal for those who have difficulty accessing hearing health care professional services (e.g., clients who have physical disabilities or live in remote areas and third world countries, where professional hearing health care services are not…
New Ear Wire Design - EasyWear Receiver and ear wire retention can be an issue for instant fit receiver in the canal (RIC) hearing aids. A new receiver/ear wire combination (Widex EasyWear) has been created to address this issue with instant fit tips. The wire and receiver have been sealed…