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Audiology - Booth Hearing Tests
What happens in a booth hearing test for a baby, toddler, young child, or adult?
Buying Hearing Aids
Yes, hearing aids are expensive. No, it is not impossible to get hearing aids affordably. Here's how.
Buying Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Batteries
If and when I get a cochlear implant, I will have to feed the beast - the speech processor, with batteries. What options do I have for sources of batteries? That's the answer provided by this FAQ page on buying hearing aid and cochlear implant batteries.
Can Hearing Aid Batteries Be Swalllowed?
Unfortunately, yes, especially by young children.
Cell Phones and Hearing Aids
Are you able to use a cell phone with your hearing aid? Possible problems, and legal/technical solutions.
Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation
I don't usually profile such young organizations, but when I learned about the existence of the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation I knew this was an organization poised to grow.
Cochlear Implant Hookup Day
Are you planning to get a cochlear implant for yourself or your child? Do you know what the first hookup experience will be like?
Cochlear Implant Surgery
What you can expect during the surgery to insert the cochlear implant.
Cochlear Implants and Sports
One of the most frequently asked questions and concerns about cochlear implants has to do with sports. As it turns out, implantees can participate in most physical activities, but there are indeed some that must or should be avoided.
Common Questions About Hearing Aid Batteries
Guest article on the basics of hearing aid batteries.
Communicate with Deaf or Hard of Hearing People
Are you a hearing person who does not know sign language but still needs to be able to communicate with deaf or hard of hearing people? Here is how, based on well-known techniques plus my own personal experience.
Denial of Hearing Loss
If you have been hearing your entire life, and suddenly find you can not hear certain things anymore, it can be hard to accept. A common reaction is denial.
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Profile of this very important government program.
Earmold Allergies
Some people are allergic to their earmolds, and solutions are available.
Fluctuating Hearing Loss
Does your hearing (or your child's) seem to go up and down? It may be a fluctuating hearing loss.
Hearing Aid Care and Maintenance
Guest article on how to care for and maintain hearing aids.
Hearing Aids: Overpriced?
A common complaint in the deaf/hoh community is the high cost of hearing aids.
Hearing Aids - Digital vs Analog
Digital hearing aids or analog hearing aids? What is the basic difference and which technology do deaf and hard of hearing people prefer?
Hearing Aids - Improved Relationships
Guest article by the Better Hearing Institute on how hearing aids can improve love life.
Hearing Protection
It is well known that noise can cause hearing loss, but there are ways to protect your hearing (or avoid losing more hearing if you already have a hearing loss).
History of Hearing Aids
From trumpets to modern BTEs.
Hot Weather Protection for Hearing Aids
Summer's here and hearing aids are vulnerable...ways to protect them.
How to Get Young Deaf/HOH Child to Keep Hearing Aids On
Some parents experience frustration when their young deaf or hard of hearing child will not wear their hearing aids, or will only wear them a short time before taking them out. Fortunately, tools and parenting techniques are available to combat this problem.
Implantable Hearing Aids
Are the days of the traditional hearing aid numbered? Possibly, and if what I learned while researching and writing this article is any indication, definitely headed for a decline as implantable hearing aids rise in popularity and the technology matures.
Information on Deafness for Hearing Kids
Information on deafness for hearing kids in elementary school (and their parents and teachers).
Insurance and Hearing Aids
Insurance companies often do not cover hearing aids.
Oticon
The last hearing aids I ever wore were made by Oticon. So when I started profiling hearing aid manufacturers, it made sense to begin with Oticon.
Overamplification
Long ago, I thought that there wasn't any harm in turning my hearing aid up to its highest volume. Boy, was I wrong.
A Personal Experience with Hyperacusis
It is possible to be hard of hearing and still have hyperacusis, as described in this guest article.
Reasons to Be Turned Down for a Cochlear Implant
People often ask me if they or their children can qualify for a cochlear implant. A new FAQ page has been created to answer this question.
Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 1: The Decision
The first article in the Tammy Gets an Implant serial.
Tammy Gets an Implant - Part 2: The Evaluation
In Part 2 of the "Tammy Gets an Implant" serial, Tammy goes to an implant center to be evaluated as an implant candidate. Everything went well..but...
