There are many types of hearing aids today and the type of hearing aid is dependent upon both the style chosen and technology chosen.
Styles of Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are…

Hearing loss can be due to the aging process, exposure to loud noise, certain medications, infections, head or ear trauma, congenital (birth or prenatal) or hereditary factors,...

Three Levels of Hearing Aid Technology
There are essentially three levels of hearing aid technology. We refer to these as analog, digitally programmable, and…

The term digital is used so often today, it can be confusing. When a hearing aid is termed digital, it generally means the hearing aid uses 100% digital processing. In other words, the hearing aid is indeed a complete computer.

What are Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)?
You may have certain communication needs that cannot be solved by the use of hearing aids alone. These situations may involve the use…

What Types of ALDs Exist?
There are many assistive listening devices available today, from sophisticated systems used in theaters and auditoriums to small personal…

Are ALDs Only for People Using Hearing Aids?
No. People with all degrees and types of hearing loss — even people with normal hearing can benefit from assistive listening…

Results of the audiometric evaluation are plotted on a chart called an audiogram. Loudness is plotted from top to bottom. Frequency, from low to high, is plotted from left to right.

All batteries are toxic and dangerous if swallowed. Keep all batteries (and hearing aids) away from children and pets. If anyone swallows a battery it is a medical emergency and the individual needs to see a physician immediately.

Tinnitus may originate from various lesions and from different sites. The auditory system involves highly complicated inner ear structures, many afferent and efferent nerve pathways and a great amount of nuclei that form a complex meshwork.

HEARING AID SPECIALISTS:
A hearing instrument specialist is not an audiologist. They do not hold advanced college decrees that audiologists are required to earn. The…

Auditory Processing (also called Central Auditory Processing) refers to the means by which we make sense of what we hear. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a term for the variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes information.

Hearing aids work very well when fit and adjusted appropriately. They are designed to make words and the conversations easier to understand in all situations, without making sounds appear to be too loud.

Virtually all patients wearing hearing aids complain about background noise at one time or another. There is no way to completely eliminate background noise.