Hearing Aid Blog

Health Calendar
Everett Herald - Donate used hearing aids: Sertoma Hearing Aid Bank, Everett Sertoma Club, P.O. 5488, Everett, WA 98206. First-aid basics: 8 a.m. to noon third Saturdays, $25, Cascade Valley Hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington; 360-435-2133, ext. 4705

Music therapy shows promise for tinnitus sufferers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - They’re confident, more willing to pursue treatment, though we’ve seen success with sound generators and hearing aids,” Dr. Newman said. “I can tell you for many people it has changed their life. I get notes from people, even from some in maintenance

Joy Behar Admits Double Standard on Clinton Versus Bush
News Busters - Should we take up a collection to get Joyless Behar hearing aids? She kept insisting that McCain either said it or agreed with it, while the others had to keep correcting her. 3. I don’t know any woman who would make her choice for president based on

One busy bee
Amarillo Globe News - Her parents had her outfitted with hearing aids and took her to Amarillo Speech and Hearing for therapy. “Mom was working with me all the time,” she said. Ward began to make sentences again at about age 5. “I said my first sentence with Daddy. We were

TAXI PLAN IS EAR-RAISING
New York Post - November 26, 2007 — The city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission will try out new technology to allow passengers with hearing aids to better understand and communicate with cabdrivers, The Post has learned. For months, advocates for the disabled have been

Safety should be the No. 1 concern for bicyclists, especially at night
Pensacola News Journal - n Bicyclists are prohibited by Florida law from wearing headsets or headphones while riding. Hearing aids are allowed. n Obey all traffic laws, including stop signs and stop lights. n It is against the law to operate any vehicle — including bicycles

Worthy causes battle for 80,000 prize
Eastern Daily Press - Minibus Project will provide a regular accessible minibus outreach service for deaf and hard of hearing people and their families in rural areas of Norfolk. Trained volunteers will be on the bus to offer support with hearing aids, equipment

A message of inspiration at Goodwill awards
Orange County Register - Auctioneer Dawn Marie Kotsonis oversaw a lively auction, which included the proverbial puppy, front-row Lakers seats, and the new Oticon Epoq hearing aid (board President Richard Umphrey III swears by it.) Net proceeds, including a matched $25,000

Take the pain out of expat health costs
Daily Telegraph - Cover for services such as dental care, prescription drugs, hearing aids and care in the home can vary by province or territory, so find out what the local rules are so you can budget for additional expenses. Access to Canada’s healthcare system is

A-ListStocks.com Launches Website and Initiates Coverage on HearAtLast
dBusinessNews.com - HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. is a Nevada corporation that owns and operates its wholly-owned subsidiary HearAtLast Inc., a chain of hearing stores specializing in the sale of digital hearing aids and testing services. The company develops, owns, and

Clubs want eyeglasses - not candy on Halloween
Orange Leader - A lot of people don t realize how big of a recycling project this has become, not only for the eyeglasses, but also for the hearing aids, Hughes said. Every little donation helps. Hughes said eyeglasses and hearing aids can be donated to

Family only had 1 way out of fire
Charleston Post & Courier - For Davis’ two boys, the Red Cross has provided them with new hearing aids and prescription medicines. Tiffany Robinson, Davis’ fiancee, said she caught the two boys, Mekhai McDaniel, 6, and Kaleb McDaniel, 5, when Davis dropped them. Robinson said

Hearing aids combine new technology, style
Herald News - Howard Smith, a patient at Jefferson Hearing Aid, touches a button on his chest, and he can hear with the rest of the world One of millions of music downloads or radio programs flows, in perfectly balanced stereo, into the ears of this 47-year-old

Foundation provides digital hearing aids
Macon Telegraph - The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation has expanded a program providing low-income Georgians facing hearing loss with digital hearing aids. The program will provide hearing aids for up to 800 legal Georgia residents with income below 200 percent of

Holland overcomes obstacles to become EMT
Mount Vernon News - Although hearing aids help her to better use her residual hearing, Kasey said hand signals and making a routine have helped her adjust to some of the challenges of emergency work, and that her fellow firefighters and EMTs have also made certain

Prepare Your Home For Floods
WTOV 9 - 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

Suffolk Football Insider: Senior Gimeli ‘heart and soul’ for Deer Park
Newsday - With his helmet on tight and his hearing aids waterlogged from perspiration, Gimeli is totally insulated from outside noise. He does not hear the snap count, or the referees’ whistle, or the cheers from the crowd. He must “live through his eyes

New Project Unwrapped: Find Homes for Tefillin
Jewish Exponent - Just two years ago, Markowitz led a donation drive that brought more than 100 hearing aids to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. ‘Make Them Proud’ The Blue Bell resident, who started the project three weeks ago, plans to have a rabbi inspect the

Timothy Noah
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

FOXY BROWN BLAMES POOR HEARING FOR JAIL TROUBLES: Rapper’s rep says
EURweb - FOXY BROWN BLAMES POOR HEARING FOR JAIL TROUBLES: Rapper’s rep says faulty hearing aid conked out at the wrong time.

Senior health gets a booster: Residents urged to seek info, assistance
Davis Enterprise - They can be proactive - and they should, she said, with medicines, spare batteries for hearing aids and wheelchairs, an extra pair of glasses and copies of important documents. For everyone, an emergency kit should include basic daily needs - water

Vietnam vet now fights for benefits
Saratogian - I have no objections to the medical care I’ve gotten,” said Devensky, who’s received hearing aids and an amplified telephone from the VA. “My real problem is with the disability benefits.” In 1970, the government acknowledged his hearing loss but gave

European Stock-Index Futures Drop; BASF, Rio May Fall (Correct)
Bloomberg - Sonova Holding AG, the world’s third-largest hearing-aid maker, may decline after UBS AG cut the stock to “neutral'’ from “buy.'’ American depositary receipts of AstraZeneca Plc, the U.K.’s second-largest drugmaker, fell 0.2 percent

Leslie Nielsen plays Minnesotan Bill Austin in ‘Music Within’
Minneapolis Star Tribune - In a comic cameo, Nielsen appears as Sawalich’s stepfather, Eden Prairie hearing-aid magnate Bill Austin, examining Pimentel (played by Ron Livingston) with a probe that fits in the auditory canal. Pimentel: “Hey, what are you going to do with that

Nampa veteran inspiration for new movie
Idaho Press-Tribune - Sawalich s stepfather, Bill Austin, is the head of hearing aid manufacturer Starkey Laboratories, and years earlier Austin had fit Pimentel with his first hearing aids. When Pimentel was speaking at a nearby conference, Sawalich decided to attend.

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dBusinessNews.com - Digital Hearing Aid Manufacturers and Distributors Simplify Purchasing Process by Focusing on Client Needs Rather than Budget Philadelphia , PA , October 3, 2007 America Hears , the premier hearing aid manufacturer, is pleased to introduce the

Your Upgrade Is Ready: Photos and Animations
Popular Mechanics - implant technologies is restoring hearing to tens of thousands of patients worldwide. Sound is converted into electrical signals and then transmitted to the auditory nerve, bypassing damaged structures in the ear. While it resembles a hearing aid

Trauma center designed to meet current, future needs
Topeka Capitol-Journal - Ear, nose and throat surgeries and medical treatments; allergy diagnoses and treatment; a hearing aid program; a balance disorder lab; and cleft palate clinic Other staff: Two physicians assistants, two audiologists, two speech pathologists, nurses

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dBusinessNews.com - America Hears, Distributor and Manufacturer of Digital Hearing Aids, Adds New Audiologist to Its Team Audiologist Judy Boersma, MA, CCC-A, Is Latest Addition to America AdvancedMD Joins Physician Organization Market Providing Advanced Solution

Monday: Minnesota delegation gets down to business
Minneapolis Star Tribune - NEW DELHI - Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Minnesota trade delegates kicked off their first official day of business in India on Monday with a marathon of activities that included the distribution of Starkey hearing aids to the poor, seminars, networking

Nampa veteran inspiration for new movie
Idaho Press-Tribune - Sawalich s stepfather, Bill Austin, is the head of hearing aid manufacturer Starkey Laboratories, and years earlier Austin had fit Pimentel with his first hearing aids. When Pimentel was speaking at a nearby conference, Sawalich decided to attend.

Gimeli ‘heart and soul’ for Deer Park
Newsday - With his helmet on tight and his hearing aids waterlogged from perspiration, Gimeli is totally insulated from outside noise. He does not hear the snap count, or the referees’ whistle, or the cheers from the crowd. He must “live through his eyes

Holocaust survivor brings history to at-risk students
Lexington Herald-Leader - Wearing a bright red turtleneck and hearing aids, he didn’t blend in with students wearing khakis and gray shirts. But somehow the Holocaust survivor related to these students — many coming from violent backgrounds — in ways others have not. Oscar