What to Know About Hearing Aid Battery Safety
Though rechargeable hearing aids are becoming increasingly popular, the vast majority of hearing aids still take disposable button batteries. These are essential for helping you hear well in complex listening environments, but there are some things you need to keep in mind in terms of safety. We review tips below. Button Batteries Can Be Dangerous…
Why You Should Connect Your Hearing Aids to Your Smartphone
Many modern hearing aids have the ability to sync with your smartphone and other technological devices. Doing so can benefit you at work and home and even offer health benefits. Improves Phone Conversation Quality Untreated hearing loss makes phone conversations hard to follow. Getting hearing aids helps; however, holding your smartphone up to your ear…
Are Pediatric Hearing Aids Different From Ones for Adults?
While hearing loss is often associated with older age, anyone can develop the condition. If your child has hearing loss, you are probably curious to learn more about how pediatric hearing aids and how they work to help your child process sound. Pediatric Hearing Aid Basics While both pediatric and adult hearing aids work in…
What Are the Different Parts of a Hearing Aid?
There are many types of hearing aids on the market, including behind-the-ear (BTE), mini-behind-the-ear (mini-BTE), receiver-in-the-ear (RITE), receiver-in-canal (RIC), in-the-ear (ITE), in-the-canal (ITC) and completely-in-canal (CIC). While each type is built differently, they still have the same four main internal components that help you hear well in Jane. We review these different parts below. Microphone…
Machine Learning Enhances Speech Recognition
As researchers work to understand more about the impact of hearing loss, one area of particular interest is the way it affects our ability to recognize speech. A new study created a human speech recognition model based on deep machine learning that produced some exciting results. What is Machine Learning and How Does it Help…
An Audiologist Visit Can Prevent These Common Reasons for Not Wearing a Hearing Aid After Purchase
Despite the fact that treating hearing loss with hearing aids has been shown to improve communication in relationships, earning power, social participation, emotional stability and overall quality of life, few people who could benefit from hearing aids actually wears them. This is true even among the population of people who already owns hearing aids. A…
Why Is My Hearing Aid Whistling?
If you wear hearing aids you’ve likely experienced a whistling noise, known as feedback, at some point. Feedback can come when you’re first putting your hearing aids on, or at more inopportune moments, like when you’re driving down the Pacific Coast Highway. While occasional minor feedback is likely nothing to worry about, in some cases…
Power Ups: The Basics of Hearing Aid Batteries
Hearing aids are a valuable investment in your health and quality of life. If you are one of the nearly 30 million Americans who could benefit from using hearing aids, you may be overwhelmed in trying to decide what pair is right for you. One factor that might influence your decision is what type of…
Checking In: When to Schedule Hearing Aid Maintenance
If you were planning a drive up north to Big Sur, you’d want to make sure your car was in great shape before leaving. A car with a weak engine or a faulty transmission isn’t going to get you where you want to go. The same is true of weak or poor-performing hearing aids. They…
How to Best Care for Your Hearing Aids
The right pair of hearing aids should provide years of helpful service. However, just like any other device you use, hearing aids require proper maintenance and care to ensure they provide the best quality performance over the longest period of time. Let’s go over a few tips and troubleshooting suggestions to make sure your hearing…