Hearing Aids

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s some good news. If you have a mild to moderate sloping hearing loss, and can’t afford expensive hearing aids costing several thousand dollars, here is another option available to you. General Hearing Instruments, Inc, an American company based in Harahan, Louisiana has teamed up with Walmart and Sam’s Club stores […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I just want to thank you for your great website. I’ve had hearing aids for 3 days and yours has been the best site I’ve found to explain what I’ve been feeling. Noises are overwhelmingly loud! I’m short-tempered and my head hurts trying to get accustomed to the […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man explained, I have tried hearing aids, and was disappointed in the results, so I returned them to the provider for a refund. Now I am going to try a different brand. Could you please give me some suggestions for some specific actions I could try (out in the real […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When I first wrote about the Siemens Aquaris Micon hearing aid back in May, 2011 it was the first digital hearing aid to be rated IP 57, that is, waterproof to 3 feet for 30 minutes (“Waterproof Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants—Here They Come“). You can learn exactly what the IP […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady explained, I am wearing open-fit hearing aids and the rubber dome sometimes comes off and gets lodged in my ear. I have gone to the emergency room at our nearest hospital but they are not equipped with the proper tools to help me. I’ve had to wait for days […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Cochlear’s BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) is a cool idea. It uses bone conduction to help people with single-sided deafness and conductive losses hear better. However, in my opinion, traditional bone-anchored hearing aids have one serious drawback—a titanium abutment (post) is screwed into your skull with the post sticking up though […]