by Anne Rueter Editor: The cochlear implant (CI) has been a phenomenal success for many people with severe to profound hearing loss. Now the folks… Read More »Auditory Nerve Implant Next Big Hearing Loss Breakthrough?
You may have heard the telecoil in your hearing aid referred to as a telephone switch, a T-switch, or a Tcoil. Whatever you call it,… Read More »Telecoils
Here’s a term that you may have never seen before – or may have just recently started to notice: “VoIP” or “VOIP”. It stands for… Read More »VoIP
The T-coil plays an important role in helping people keep in touch over the telephone and use assisitve listening devices to their fullest. This is… Read More »More on Telecoils by Mark Ross, Ph.D
By Randy Wohlers Editor: Boomers listening to iPods? I’m sure many do, but I normally think of younger folks when I think of the typical… Read More »iPod Hearing Loss Protection for Boomers: Five HearPod Solutions
Editor: It’s widely accepted that the earlier a child is exposed to language, the better. AG Bell says that many parents are not getting appropriate… Read More »Parents of Kids with Hearing Loss Not Getting Required Information
Many people with hearing loss believe that hearing aids are far too expensive, and that audiologists and dealers get a huge markup on them. One… Read More »Hearing Aid Cost
Editor: Sometimes it seems like everything that’s fun turns out to be hazardous to your hearing! I guess it’s a good thing that people are… Read More »Motorcycles hazardous to your hearing
The LA Times is reporting that prolonged use of high dosages of Vicodin and similar prescription painkillers has been linked to hearing loss in at… Read More »Prescription Painkillers Linked to Hearing Loss
Editor: If you need any additional evidence to convince you (or your kids) that hearing loss is becoming epidemic among all population groups (including kids),… Read More »ASHA Poll Exposes Troublesome Hearing Loss Trends