Hearing Aid News

Probably every profession has its own inside jokes. Ones that only people with similar jobs can understand. Audiology is no different. Some of the jokes are related to commonly used terms, while others are about the profession in general. Cartoons are common, showing the structures of the ear as lively little creatures misbehaving. Lots of […]

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Since their earliest development, hearing aids have benefited from advances in technology. The earliest hearing aids were tabletop models. The aid was so large it was actually a large box that could not be carried. You had to sit next to it. You wore headphones connected to the aid with a cord so that you […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being a Audiologist, Episode 6 – How Hearing Aids Have Changed

Hearing loss can be an emotional topic for many people. But when the patient is a child, it is especially so. We had identified a 4-year-old boy with a significant hearing loss. It was bad enough that he could barely hear conversational level speech. As a result, he had very poor speech clarity. Once we […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 4 – First Time I Cried in Clinic

There are so many different brands of hearing aids, it sometimes becomes confusing. However, no matter what brand of hearing aid it is, the style or shape of the hearing aids is fairly consistent from one to the other. Let’s look at the most common styles of hearing aids. There are two primary categories hearing […]

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Hearing aids are wonderful devices that have tremendously improved over the last several years. However, sometimes people think that hearing aids are a miracle cure for hearing loss or that because someone is wearing a hearing aid they should be able to hear everything around them, no matter how loud the background noise is or […]

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Once a month, the Audiology clinic scheduled pediatric patients to come into the clinic on a certain day. The students assigned to clinic that day were the students currently enrolled in the Pediatric Audiology Course. I learned some important things during that class. Ask parents ahead of time about any fears their child may have. […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 3 – Lessons Learned on Pediatric Day

Children are often underestimated. They can be a challenge to work with but very rewarding. While I was working on my Ph.D., I worked for the University as a graduate assistant. I remember one day I was supervising and the clinicians that day were seeing a 4-year old boy for the second time. He had […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 2 – Kids are Smart

Over the years, I have been asked by many people, how I came to be an Audiologist. I have to say, I was very fortunate. It was not my first choice of a career. In fact, when I started college I had never even heard of Audiology. But I was one of the lucky ones […]

Read More… from Why I Love Being an Audiologist, Episode 1 – How I Became an Audiologist

Hearing aids have come a long way over the last several years. Advances in digital technology and electronics in general have resulted in some incredible new devices. This list will outline 5 of the recent advances in hearing aid technology. This list is in no way comprehensive and please keep in mind that not all […]

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Besides the obvious difference in price, there is a huge difference in a device purchased from an Audiologist and one purchased from a drug store or even online. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “Hearing aids are sound-amplifying devices designed to aid people who have a hearing impairment. Most hearing aids share several […]

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