How To Connect Your Hearing Aids to Your Smartphone, and the Benefits of Doing So
One of the coolest features of modern hearing aids is their ability to sync up with other technology. This includes your computer, tablet and smartphone. Let’s look at how to connect your hearing aids to your phone and discuss some of the benefits of doing so. Syncing Your Hearing Aid to Your Smartphone Regardless of…
How Do Pediatric Hearing Aids Differ From Ones for Adults?
Though hearing loss is often associated solely with old age, the truth is anyone can experience hearing loss, including children. If your child is found to have hearing loss, they will most likely be treated with pediatric hearing aids. What Are Pediatric Hearing Aids? Pediatric hearing aids share the same hardware components and work in…
Hearing Aids Can Help You Navigate Noisy Environments
If you hear fine in quiet environments, but struggle in louder places like the Mobile Civic Center, it may be an early sign of hearing loss. While it can be frustrating not to be able to follow conversations with your partner or friends in noisy environments, treating your hearing loss with hearing aids can help…
How to Protect Your Hearing Aids While Staying Active
People want their hearing aids to make it easier to follow conversations in loud environments and connect with the latest technology. Many also want to ensure their device can be used while getting exercise. According to consumer research, sweat resistance is an important attribute for hearing aid users. Is it Safe to Work Out with…
Do Your Hearing Aids Need Adjusting?
You want your hearing aids to provide you with the best listening experience possible, whether you’re at work or out to dinner with your partner at The Noble South. Occasionally, your hearing aids will experience problems requiring an appointment with your audiologist to determine if an adjustment needs to be made. Common Reasons to Visit…
How to Feel Confident When Wearing Hearing Aids
Have you ever experienced a scenario like this: You’re having a conversation with a new friend or kind stranger at Old Majestic Brewing, when you turn your head and notice they’ve caught a glimpse of your hearing aids. Your natural conversation takes a turn as your conversation partner begins to shout and make overly-dramatic mouth…
Study Shows Cognitive Decline Begins Earlier With Untreated Hearing Loss
Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common health disorders of aging, affecting two-thirds of those over age 70. However, few adults are tested for hearing loss, and even fewer are treated. Only 14% of adults with hearing loss in the United States wear hearing aids, the standard treatment. Because studies show people with…
Bayat Foundation And Starkey Hearing Foundation Provide Gift Of Hearing
Fulfilling their pledge to enrich the lives of the Afghan people with the three precious gifts of Hearing, Healing and Hope, The Bayat Foundation (www.bayatfoundation.org), Afghanistan’s largest, private, non-profit Health, Education and Social Development Organization, and The Starkey Hearing Foundation (www.starkeyhearingfoundation.org), announced the successful conclusion of their third annual joint Bayat-Starkey Afghanistan Hearing Care Mission. The Bayat-Starkey Hearing Care…
Researchers Seek Answers For Varying Results With Cochlear Implants
A cochlear implant is an electronic device capable of restoring hearing in a profoundly deaf person by directly stimulating the nerve endings in the inner ear. This technology enables people who have become deaf to be able to communicate orally again, even by telephone, and children born deaf to learn to speak and to benefit…
FDA Seeks Input On Over-The-Counter Hearing Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two notices related to hearing aids, referencing the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report to the President: Aging America & Hearing Loss: Imperative of Improved Hearing Technologies. (A PCAST report summary can be found here and the full report can be found here.) The FDA…