Hearing Aid Blog

Helping hands guide Boca business - Palm Beach Interactive
BOCA RATON Not all eyes were on Barack Obama at the BankAtlantic Center rally in Sunrise Friday. Some people focused on June Backer’s hands. Backer is their ears and voice, whether at a funeral or a wedding, at a concert or the emergency room

George Soros: The economy s doomed - Times Online
It s like a Greek tragedy, says George Soros, with a smile playing around his lips. You can see the trouble coming and you can t avoid it. Welcome to global economic meltdown. Petrol prices are shooting up and you can barely do the

Stress disorder haunts midstate soldier - Patriot-News
Sgt. 1st Class William “Billy” Stephens Jr. is 38, an Army soldier since he graduated from Carlisle High School . He is a tall, burly man, gone a little heavy, but still a hard day’s work if you wanted to mess with him. Never mind the hearing aid he

Search for audiologists - North West Evening Mail
PEOPLE with hearing difficulties are being asked to play their part in a new competition to find the country s leading audiologist. Hearing aid users and others with deafness or hearing difficulties can now nominate their own hearing professional

Audiologist pushes wireless hearing-aid systems - Miami Herald
It seems simple enough: Give people who wear hearing aids a WiFi-style boost that allows them to hear their TV sets without blasting other people out of the room. The technology - an induction loop system - is in wide use in northern Europe but has

Share this story: - Daily Chronicle
I am 82 years old. I have used the services of Northern Illinois University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in DeKalb since 1991. I use two hearing aids. This is my third pair. The clinic personnel care about their patients. They work very hard to

Careen Young Inducted into Cambridge Who’s Who Executive, Professional - 24-7PressRelease.com
The Cambridge mission is to deliver its members the recognition and competitive edge needed to network and do business effectively. /Cambridge Who’s Who/ - Glendale, CA, May 21, 2008, Careen Young, Au.D., Audiologist of Newport Health Network, has

Gift of hearing - Dothan Eagle
Tommy Johnson s face lit up like a kid with a new toy as he heard his wife s voice over the telephone through his new hearing aid. Besides hearing better, Johnson can t wait to rediscover his voice. As his hearing grew worse in the last five

Old age is the new middle age - Health Secretary Alan Johnson says - News-Medical.Net
Outlining a package of measures to empower older people to live longer, healthier and more independent lives, Mr Johnson said local health and social care providers needed to work more closely to build on services already provided and ensure people

Turning up the Volume - Myrtle Beach Online
Causes of hearing loss The main causes of hearing loss are: Excessive noise, such as construction, rock music and gunshot Aging (presbycusis) Infections (otitis media) Injury to the head or ear Birth defects or genetics Ototoxic reaction to drugs or

Hearing aids get hip look updates - Colorado Springs Gazette
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - How can you make a hearing aid sexy? You call it Passion and color it shocking pink or lipstick red. You call it Vibe and dress it in leopard print or checkered flag that looks positively NASCAR.

HearUSA Appoints Frank Pu al as Chief Accounting Officer - dBusinessNews.com
WEST PALM BEACH - HearUSA, Inc. , a leading provider of hearing care through a fully integrated and professionally accredited system of hearing care centers, has hired Frank Pu al, former chief accounting officer for Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., as HearUSA

Otologics expanding in Boulder - Boulder County Business Report
BOULDER -Otologics LLC is expanding its presence in Boulder. The Boulder-based hearing aid-device company expanded its total leased space at 5445 and 5425 Airport Blvd. by 7,300 square feet for a total of 26,832 square feet. Neil Littman and Todd

Free Hearing, Speech, Swallowing Screenings To Be Offered At WCA - Post-Journal
In recognition of Better Speech and Hearing Month in May, WCA Hospital will offer free hearing, speech and swallowing screenings and express hearing aid checks from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. The trained professionals at WCA

Community bulletin: Celebrate Art Out Loud this afternoon - Hollister Free Lance
To have your event listed in the community bulletin, submit your information online or send an email to Editor Kollin Kosmicki . The Oriana Chorale will be presenting their second of two concerts under the direction of Bruce Olstad today at 2 p.m

Essay contest offers hearing aids as prize - Valdosta Daily Times
VALDOSTA Advanced Hearing Care and The Valdosta Daily Times are sponsoring the 2008 Hearing Aid Essay Contest. The contest started in 1998 and has continued almost every year since. A few years ago, when Danny Jones, BBA, HIS, assumed ownership

Share this story: - Daily Chronicle
I am 82 years old. I have used the services of Northern Illinois University’s Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic in DeKalb since 1991. I use two hearing aids. This is my third pair. The clinic personnel care about their patients. They work very hard to

Contributed photo - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
- Old batteries can be dropped off for free at Batteries Plus, 3115 E. Hamilton Ave., or call 552-1939 for information. - For other battery and recycling information, call the Eau Claire County recycling program at 839-6190 or go to www.co.eau-claire

Learning by doing - Columbus Dispatch
As an intern at the Franklin County coroner’s office, Jasmine Owens dissects a human liver under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Ohr. Think again. Amid final-term course work, extracurricular activities and college applications, many soon-to-be high

Ear, Nose and Throat Articles - eMaxHealth.com
Studies confirm Balloon Sinuplasty technology safely opens narrow sinuses, is economical and highly satisfactory to chronic sinusitis patients. The suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections

HearUSA Appoints Frank Pu al as Chief Accounting Officer - dBusinessNews.com
WEST PALM BEACH - HearUSA, Inc. , a leading provider of hearing care through a fully integrated and professionally accredited system of hearing care centers, has hired Frank Pu al, former chief accounting officer for Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., as HearUSA

Public invited to speak out on likely Medicaid cuts - Lincoln Journal Star
The state has scheduled public hearings next week on five proposed reductions to Medicaid coverage, but the Thursday hearings, required by state law, likely won t lead to any reprieve for low-income Nebraskans dependent on Medicaid for health care

Helping seniors through airport maze - Chicago Tribune
GENE CROCKER, 82, is a strong-willed former Marine who nonetheless shrinks from the idea of doing battle with Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at Thanksgiving. The only thing stronger than his aversion is his desire to see his grandchildren in

Specialists may improve cochlear implants - Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City Press-Citizen University of Iowa specialists believe they are on to something with a new modified cochlear implant targeted at a population of hearing impaired for which current technology doesn’t usually work. The new device is called a

WEDNESDAY Overe - Akron Beacon Journal
Overeaters Anonymous 7:30 p.m., Christ United Methodist Church, 380 Mineola Ave., Akron; 330-375-1860. 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 317 Liberty St., Medina; 330-375-1860. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous 6:30 p.m., Church of the

Experiment with double cochlear implants gives woman ‘ears’ - Rockford Register-Star
Shelly Farmer’s “ears” are barely noticeable beneath her dark, curly hair. She can take them off, put them back on, let the batteries recharge overnight. She can adjust them to tune in everyday sounds, tune out background noise or to take in music

The Sketch: Gordon may be listening but he’s not really hearing - The Independent
After 40 years, real life begins for Livingstone McDonnell denies preparing leadership bid Andrew Gilligan: It was not the Standard wot won it for Boris Gordon Brown: Why I should stay in my job Bruce Anderson: Boris Johnson is a libertarian, but he

Fluke Hearing boasts sound satisfaction - MLive.com
Ryan Garza | The Flint Journal Patrick Garvey, H.I.S., of Fluke Hearing, fits a patient with new hearing aids at the Flint Township business. FLINT TWP. — Serving the customer and providing the best hearing possible is the motto for Fluke Hearing

Clinic Settles Suit With Hearing-Impaired Employee - Denver Channel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Federal officials say a Colorado Springs clinic has agreed to pay a former employee $137,500 to settle allegations that she was discriminated against because of a hearing impairment. The Equal Employment Opportunity

E-mail this story - Minneapolis Star Tribune
There he goes. Sam Cantwell, the metro area’s stolen base leader, is off again, swiping third against Minneapolis North last week. A great jump prevented the catcher from even attempting a throw. Cantwell’s steal brought shouts of support

Donate used hearing aids for those in need - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
The Hearing Aid Bank, a program of the Deaf Service Center of Palm Beach County , provides used and recycled hearing aids free to those in financial need. Many people have the misconception that hearing aids cannot be re-used. That is basically true

Family, friends hosting benefit to raise money for friend’s hearing - Benton Evening News
Sue Willis, left, and Linda Simpkins, right, along with church and family members, are hosting a spaghetti dinner benefit to help Linda Lampley, center. The benefit will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Kiwanis Hall, located on Hudelson

Loud pieces put orchestra musicians hearing at risk - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Guest conductor Leonidas Kavakos, leads the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in a practice at Powell Symphony Hall. (David Carson/P-D) Our culture likes a big sound. At orchestra concerts, there’s a visceral kick when the brass pours it on or a

Experience of hearing loss helps launch career - Billings Gazette
A tumor left Tim Doerr deaf in his right ear. It also forced him to change careers. He had been a trauma technician in the emergency room at St. Vincent Health Care, but with only half his hearing all the busy background noise was too distracting

Fluke Hearing boasts sound satisfaction - MLive.com
Ryan Garza | The Flint Journal Patrick Garvey, H.I.S., of Fluke Hearing, fits a patient with new hearing aids at the Flint Township business. FLINT TWP. — Serving the customer and providing the best hearing possible is the motto for Fluke Hearing