What Hearing Aid Battery Type Should I Purchase?
It is not easy to give a definitive answer to the question “Which type of hearing aid battery will I need?” because hearing aid types and designs vary widely, and so do the batteries that they use to power them. If you already use a hearing aid, check the device’s manual or the hearing care…
Understanding the Large Number of Abbreviations Commonly Used to Identify Hearing Aids Models and Styles
Purchasing hearing aids can be hard if you’re not familiar with the large number of acronyms commonly used to describe common types. The following list includes most of the acronyms you will run into when looking for hearing aids and provides a short explanation of each one. The best approach to truly understand the differences…
Do Not Buy a Personal Sound Amplifier if You Have Hearing Problems
There is a lot of confusion with regards to the difference between these two categories of devices, and that confusion is increased by how many advertisements floating around for inexpensive personal sound amplifiers (PSAs), compared with how few you see for hearing aids. The reason you don’t see very many advertisements for hearing aids is…
Repair or Replace Your Broken Hearing Aid?
One of our most frequently asked questions is, “My hearing aid is damaged or is no longer working – should I have it repaired, or get a new one?” Given only that limited information, we have to answer honestly, “It depends.” Picking between repair or replace doesn’t have a one perfect answer. It really depends…
How Long Do My Hearing Aid Batteries Last?
Even though it might seem to be a straightforward question to ask how long hearing aid batteries will last, it isn’t. How long hearing aid batteries last depends upon a large number of variables. How long a battery will last depends on who manufactured the battery, and can even vary across hearing aid models from…
Will My Hearing Aid Increase High Decibel Sounds and Possibly Impair My Ability to Hear Further?
A frequent question asked by patients being fitted for hearing aids concerns whether the hearing aids which are designed to help them hear weak sounds will make the loud noises too loud for their ears.Thankfully there is a comforting answer to this question. Put simply, so long as they are properly fitted and adjusted modern…
Differences Between Using One Hearing Aid or Two
Given the cost of quality hearing aids, lots of people naturally wonder whether they need two hearing aids, or if they could make do with only one. In the majority of situations, the advantages of using two hearing aids exceed that additional expense, but there are particular situations where this is not the case. For…
Finding a Cellular Phone that is Compatible with Your Hearing Aid
Hearing aids and mobile phones have not always gotten along as well as they do today. The complex electronics in both products often triggered static, lost words or screeching interference noises. Thankfully, advances in technology and new government regulations have made the question “Will this cell phone work with my hearing aid?” simpler to answer….
Quick Analog versus Digital Hearing Aids Comparison Guide
When trying to understand the difference between analog and digital hearing aids, you need to first understand the history of analog versus digital, and the different ways that they process and amplify sounds. Analog hearing aids came out first, and were the norm in the majority of hearing aids for a long time. Subsequently, with…
An Overview of Popular Hearing Aid Accessories
As a new hearing aid owner, you’re likely to be interested in the different accessories and add-ons that you can get. In this article we offer an overview of common hearing aid accessories that you may be considering. No matter which type or model of hearing aid you wear, the following accessories and “add ons,”…