Forbes Health has just published an excellent guide to hearing aids. Best Hearing Aids from Audiologists 2021. Forbes assembled a panel of three audiologists to come up with a list of best hearing aids in a variety of categories, including best hearing aid overall, best hearing aid for low budgets, best for tinnitus, best for … Continue reading The Best Hearing Aids of 2021
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New Hearing Aid, New Life
I haven’t written much recently, but that’s because thanks to technology -- apps and equipment -- I’ve been busy doing things. It started with a new hearing aid. My top-of-the-line Phonak, which had bumped my word recognition up considerably when I got it, gradually stopped working well for me. I replaced it with the then … Continue reading New Hearing Aid, New Life
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Answers to Questions About Hearing Health
We all have questions about our hearing, our hearing aids, and our life with hearing loss. How can we enhance our hearing experience? How do we deal with hearing related issues like tinnitus and vertigo? How does hearing loss affect cognitive health? Sometimes these issues may be addressed at HLAA chapter meetings, or through informal … Continue reading Answers to Questions About Hearing Health
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My New Book
SMART HEARING: Strategies, Skills and Resources for Living Better with Hearing Loss. You can get it online at Amazon or Barnes & Noble, in paperback or ebook for Kindle or Nook. If you're one of the the millions of Americans who have experienced hearing loss, whether newcomer or longtime veteran, this book is for you. It's also … Continue reading My New Book
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Hearing Aid Facts and Figures
Almost a year after the passage of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017, I was curious to know if the bill and the attendant publicity had affected the hearing aid marketplace. So I asked an expert: Abram Bailey of Hearing Tracker. OTC hearing aids won't be on the market for months, if not years. But the … Continue reading Hearing Aid Facts and Figures
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Debunking the Stigma of Age
Whenever I give talks, there’s one Power-Point slide I use that surprises people. That’s because it directly contradicts the notion that hearing loss is something for the elderly. As this graph shows, hearing loss is for all of us, male or female, at any age. The majority of people first realize they have hearing loss … Continue reading Debunking the Stigma of Age
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Study Finds that Hearing Aids Work, but So Do Over-the-Counter-Type Hearing Devices. Both Work Better When an Audiologist Is Involved
A new study definitively found that hearing aids can help older adults with hearing loss. We've known this intuitively, of course, but this well-designed study provided the kind of proof that has not existed before. The study team at the University of Indiana, Bloomington, was led by Larry E. Humes. “The research findings provide firm evidence that hearing … Continue reading Study Finds that Hearing Aids Work, but So Do Over-the-Counter-Type Hearing Devices. Both Work Better When an Audiologist Is Involved
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Consumer Reports Rates PSAP’s
The February issue of Consumer Reports magazine took an in-depth look at hearing loss and the hearing aid industry, as well as at the newest "hearing helpers" — less expensive, over-the-counter devices that may help some people with mild to moderate hearing problems. Titled "No More Suffering in Silence?," the report included the results of … Continue reading Consumer Reports Rates PSAP’s
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Good News About Hearing Loss, With Qualifications
Hearing loss is declining, according to a study published on December 15 by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. This is good news. But before you put back in those earbuds and conclude that all those reports of an “epidemic” of hearing loss were wildly exaggerated, read a little closer. The study of almost … Continue reading Good News About Hearing Loss, With Qualifications
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What Do Consumers Want? Try Asking a Consumer.
If you asked consumers what is most important when buying a hearing aid, would they say price or sound quality? Hearing Tracker, a respected independent online resource for consumers, and USB Evidence Labs recently surveyed more than 360 audiologists about what brands and features consumers ask for most when buying a hearing aid. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading What Do Consumers Want? Try Asking a Consumer.
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