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Hearing Aid Batteries–Regular or High Power?
How to tell if you need regular or high-power batteries in your hearing aids.
New Hearing Aids Give Greater Satisfaction
New technology used in modern hearing aids is giving hard of hearing users greater satisfaction that hearing aids have done in the past.
When Everyday Sounds Seem Too Loud
Ear damage can make you even more sensitive to sounds. If this happens you likely have hyperacusis.
Loop Systems–Double-Wire vs. Single-Wire Loops
Double-wire loops or single-wire loops. Which is better for use with t-coils in hearing aids?
Hearing Phantom Music
If you hear phantom music, you likely are not “nuts,” but may have Musical Ear Syndrome.
New Visor Card for Hard of Hearing People
Visor cards can help hard of hearing people with their initial communication problems if they are stopped by the police while driving, especially at night.
Help, I’ve Memorized the Word List!—Understanding Hearing Loss Speech Testing
Whenever I have my hearing tested, it seems the audiologist uses the same list of words each time. I can understand this for people who have never been tested before, but when I get my hearing tested regularly, isn’t this sort of ridiculous? I mean, I’ve half-memorized the word list so I’m not getting fair test results, am I?
This article explains the various tests using word lists, their purpose and what the results mean.