Hearing Aid Blog

A matter of circumstance
University of Washington - I administer our three offices, I conduct research on hearing-aid technology, I see patients and I teach and I love every bit of it.” The Adult Audiology program has offices in the CAM, at the Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) and in Creve

Insult to Injury
US News and World Report - They gave him a 70 percent rating for injuries related to the blast except for his hearing loss, which was not considered unfitting since he had a hearing aid. Oddly enough, however, the board put him on the temporary disabled retirement list instead

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dBusinessNews.com - The company also derives revenues from its HearUSA Hearing Care Network, comprised of 1,600 affiliated audiologists in 49 states, as well as its website that enables online purchases of hearing related products, such as batteries, hearing aid

Take Two Yields One Speedy Startup
BusinessWeek - Despite winning the 2005 Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES) business-plan contest, his company, Adaptive Hearing Solutions (AHS), which aimed to revolutionize the hearing aid industry with its sound filtering technology

Electric guitar pioneer Les Paul still going strong at age 91
Houston Chronicle - What looks like a standard hearing aid actually doubles as a miniature wireless monitor speaker that allows him to better hear his band onstage. “He’s always looking at new technologies,” said Marty Garcia, president of Future Sonics, which makes the

Which flat iron can conquer my crazy curls?
Slate - Now there are even hearing aid-like plugs that drown out external sounds by playing white noise. Given the myriad plugs on the market, I wanted to find the stopple that silences the most sound yet is comfortable and affordable enough for everyday use

The Deeper Fakery of Couric’s Plagiarism
Slate - I was surprised how big his hearing aid is, or rather how aware of it you are when you’re with him. There was a quizzical look on his face as he listened to what was going on around him, and I thought, He doesn’t really hear very much, and his

Online Press Release
PRWeb - America Hears Introduces New Hearing Aids Based on ADRO Technology New Hearing Aid Technology Brought to Market via Partnership with Dynamic Hearing - 2006-08-04 Exclusive B21 Survey: Most Managers Aren’t Trained to Conduct Difficult Conversations A

Below find a list of all Manufacturing Companies
PR.com - America Hears (www.americahears.com) is a 26-year-old, American-owned-and-operated manufacturer of hearing aids located in Bristol,

America Hears, Manufacturer of Digital Hearing Aids, Launches Improved
dBusinessNews.com - Site Features Easier Navigation, New Resource Section for Those with Hearing Loss PHILADELPHIA , PA (PRWEB) April 17, 2007 America Hears , the premier manufacturer and distributor of digital hearing aids, is pleased to announce its April 2007

Dear God, Tech Ain’t So Bad: XTC’s Andy Partridge Gets the Ludd Out
Wired - They re hearing aids in reverse. They are retraining my brain to not hear tinnitus over the next 18 months. I’ve been wearing them for the last month or so. WN: Last we talked , you wrote that the “internet makes us all a nation of Billy No-Mates

Digesting Protein May Be a Hidden Problem for Some, According to the
Forbes - Also in this issue: — Open-fit hearing aids — Is fructose unhealthy? — Standard versus digital mammograms — Atkins wins with weight loss — By the way doctor: Can exercise and diet cure diabetes? Does asthma go away

Misadventures in Atlanta
AccessAtlanta - Laney is 25 and a native Yankee who has been living in the South for several years. She’s a sucker for warm weather and Southern hospitality This weekend, one of my favorite people, who I affectionately refer to as Bama Babe in this space, is

Hang up and drive: Washington passes cell phone bill
KING-5 - An amendment exempting people who wear hearing aids was added to the measure on the House floor. Several other amendments were rejected, including one that would have limited the restriction to King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties

What’d you say?
Sioux City Journal - Anyway, that occurred, and they suggested at that time I look into hearing aids,” he said. He then learned heredity’s import. “I have a long history in my family on my mother’s side of the family where it goes back several generations where my great

Hang up that cellphone or face a $101 penalty
Seattle Times - The House did approve one amendment exempting people with hearing aids that prevent them from using hands-free devices. Eide said the Senate will concur with the change. Critics mostly Republicans argued that, under the new law, it will be

Baby Boomer Hearing Loss Is Costing Millions
… and ultra-comfortable anatomically designed fitting. Every HearPod digital hearing aid is custom programmed, and comprehensive service is …

America Hears Introduces New Speaker-in-the-Ear Hearing Aids
… Hears Introduces New Speaker-in-the-Ear Hearing Aids New aid is lightweight, nearly invisible, available to …

LG Mobile Phones Makes Shiny New Addition to Verizon Wireless’ Handset
DV Format - or outgoing calls/messages to allow all, contacts only, or block all (except emergency calls) * Slim, stylish design with brushed metal body and internal antenna * Mirror-like external LCD * TTY/TDD Support * Hearing Aid

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Hearing Loss
WTOL-TV - According to the World Health Organization, the term “deaf” should only be applied to individuals with hearing impairment so severe that they cannot benefit from sound amplification or hearing aid assistance. The most common cause of

Cowboys gather for some rootin’, tootin’ and shootin’
Longview News-Journal - Absolutely, we try to be in character even in conversations with each other,” said Greg Platten, a Tyler hearing aid specialist who goes by Deadeye. “All of it puts you back in time a simpler time.” Although the contestants with names like

Eric Kinney, President
PRWeb - SongbirdStore.com Advances Hearing Aid Technology Songbird Hearing, Inc, has launched its latest disposable hearing aid, the Songbird 400 Hour Digital Hearing Aid, which uses digital technology to enable all types of users with hearing loss to wear

Tennis helps hearing-impaired athlete carve identity
Charlotte.com - Graydon got hearing aids. He eventually learned cued speech, a visual way of speaking that combines lip reading with hand cues. (It’s different from American Sign Language.) His parents held him back in the second grade but have always mainstreamed

Prepare Your Home For Floods
San Diego Channel - Don t forget special items for family members such as diapers, baby formula, prescription or essential medications, extra eyeglasses or hearing aids, and pet supplies. Know how and when to shut off utilities: Electricity, gas, and

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dBusinessNews.com - America Hears, Manufacturer of Digital Hearing Aids, Launches Improved Website Site Features Easier Navigation, New Resource Section for Those with Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces New Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences

Pianist Richard Goode at the Perelman
Philadelphia Daily News - Though some listeners had greeted Debussy by talking, removing hearing aids, and rattling bags Philadelphia style, most seemed to love it and might have been happier stranded in the music’s foreign wonderland to find their own way back to familiarity

Menus That Talk(TM) - Restaurant Menus Get Table Smarts
Forbes - The earphone also interfaces with Tele-coil equipped hearing-aids. Menus That Talk(TM) serves the needs and comforts of all restaurant patrons with its simple layout, ease of use and ability to deliver voice anywhere in the restaurant. Benefits for

Pimp My Walker! Elderly Willing to Drop Cash on Style and Dignity
Advertising Age - He envisions a world filled with Harley wheelchairs, Donna Karan walkers — even iPod hearing aids. But at the moment, “no one sees the elderly or infirm as having fashion sense,” he says. “They write them off as willing to take just about anything

Bergstrom to open Smart USA dealership
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Competition from Asia has made worse the general slow down in sales of electronics - from small computers to hearing aids the plant made parts for, Reagan said. Some workers could find jobs at other 3M plants in Menomonie, New Ulm, Minn. and Columbia

Hang up that cellphone or face a $101 penalty
Seattle Times - The House did approve one amendment exempting people with hearing aids that prevent them from using hands-free devices. Eide said the Senate will concur with the change. Critics mostly Republicans argued that, under the new law, it will be

Hang up and drive: Washington House passes cell phone bill
KXLY - An amendment also exempts people who wear hearing aids. The bill now heads back to the Senate for concurrence before going to Governor Chris Gregoire, who is expected to sign it into law. If she signs it, the bill would take effect next January 1st

Annie Jennings
PRWeb - Major Media Opportunity with Trisha Yearwood and William Austin this Weekend Country superstar Trisha Yearwood is joining the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s mission this weekend and fitting 300 unerpriviledged children with hearing aids. - 2005-06-04

Below find a list of all Manufacturing Companies
PR.com - America Hears (www.americahears.com) is a 26-year-old, American-owned-and-operated manufacturer of hearing aids located in Bristol,

Around your town
Sierra Vista Herald - All proceeds for will benefit local individuals needs for eyeglasses and hearing aids, and other charities. Helpers are needed. Call Willie Webster, 378-7157; or Steve Scheumann, 378-4941. There will be a tour of historic Buffalo Soldier sites on

Calendar of events
Daily News Journal - Varied community service includes children’s sight screening and assistance for glasses and hearing aids. Ken Thomas, (615) 890-6959. “Getting Ready for Baby” class: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. fourth Monday each month, in classroom off main entrance at

Newest Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries Available to End Users in America
… the US distributor of the SolarAid rechargeable hearing aid battery kits. The rechargeable hearing aid battery …

Hang up and drive - or else
Everett Herald - Because the House added an amendment exempting drivers with hearing aids, senators must concur before the legislation is given to the governor. House supporters said eliminating this distraction will save lives. “This bill sends the message to all

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com - HearUSA, Inc. provides hearing care to patients primarily through its company-owned hearing care centers, which offer a complete range of quality hearing aids, with an emphasis on the latest digital technology. HearUSA Centers are located in

Online Press Release
PRWeb - MyHearPod.com Has One-Stop Solution for Baby Boomer Hearing Loss Baby boomers are purchasing state-of-the-art digital custom programmed hearing aids at nominal prices and receiving unprecedented one-stop, door-to-door service at MyHearPod.com. - 2006

News Coverage of John Joseph Kennedy, Write-in Democratic 2004 Presidential Candidate Has Been Inten
… 2004, millions more are angry that they were prevented from hearing about Kennedy and his candidacy by the …

SoundBytes To Announce H.E.A.R. (Hearing Equipment and Audio Resources) Program for Hearing Health P
… equipment includes amplified telephones, TTYs, FM systems, household notification systems, hearing aid batteries, hearing aid maintenance equipment, books, software, and …

Boerne Star
Boerne Star - New Sound Hearing Aid Center, Elizabeth Harris, patient care coordinator, 624 N. Main, Suite 104. Joining at the Bronze level: Salon Infusion, Marissa Andrews and Connie Williams, 1433 S. Main Street, Suite 105. Please help us welcome these new members

Foster grandparents give ‘unparalleled love’
Voice News - She wears a hearing aid, has an eye disease called macular degeneration and has a cataract on her “good eye.” Bright sunlight and snow are particularly hard for her and she wears sunglasses to block out the glare. Still, she looks forward to getting

Heathwood Hall Student Is Top Inventor
WLTX.com - So Tay invented a hearing aid called, “The Firefly.” What makes this different from your average hearing aid is that the indicator blinks, so if someone loses it, they would see a flashing light helping them find it easily. Tay said, “I had to research

Copper artist inspires creativity despite hearing loss
Calaveras Enterprise - Sattin has studied with artist Carolyn MacPherson in Murphys for six years, and has been successfully selling her art for the past five years. With a hearing aid and an acute ability to read lips and speak clearly, Sattin thoroughly engages and

Two Ears are Better Than One!
KGBT 4 - Unlike a hearing aid that just makes sounds louder, a cochlear implant mimics what happens inside the ear, changing sound waves into electrical signals sent to the brain. Dr. Roberson says two implants are better than one — patients hear faster and

Weekly Meetings
News Register - Cost is $5 each; proceeds help fund eyeglass and hearing aid program along with other charities. Information: 503-472-1283. Alcoholics Anonymous: noon to 1:30 p.m., 415 N.W. 21st St., McMinnville; 7 to 8:30 p.m., Providence Newberg Hospital, North