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Hearing Aid Users and Cell Phones

Posted on August 23, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , , , ,

Are you a hearing aid user? If so, then before buying a cell phone you should try different brands and models to see which cell phone is most compatible with your hearing aid. You can also find a hearing aid that is compatiable with your cell phone.
It’s not uncommon for people who wear hearing aids [...]

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Hearing Aid Stopped Working – How to Fix Your Hearing Aid

Posted on August 5, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , ,

If your hearing aid is not working, check the following:
Battery – Put a brand new battery in the hearing aid. Be sure the battery is the right size and is inserted correctly. If you have trouble closing the battery door, the battery is in backwards. Don’t save batteries once they have been used as they [...]

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Can Hearing Aids Help People with Nerve Damage?

Posted on July 28, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , ,

It is common for a patient to come into my office and complain about hearing difficulty saying that their doctor told them that they couldn’t be helped with a hearing aid because they have severe nerve damage.
What is nerve damage and does your doctor really know what he or she is talking about?
The term “nerve [...]

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Hearing Care: Five Reasons to Get a Hearing Test and Evaluation

Posted on June 29, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , ,

Seeing or hearing? Which sense is more important to you? Of course, both of them. Annual eye exams are very common. Checking for glaucoma, cataracts and cornea disease are crucial to medical management. Hearing loss, on the other hand, develops more gradually. In fact, it may take the hearing impaired individual 4 to 5 years to seek hearing care. It [...]

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Increase Your Hearing Ability with Hearing Aids

Posted on June 22, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , ,

We all know that exercise is good for keeping our bodies in good shape. There is more and more evidence that exercising our ears is also good for keeping our hearing ability in good shape. A number of studies in the United States and abroad have demonstrated that individuals with hearing loss in both ears, [...]

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Possible Prevention Of Hearing Loss Through Better Nutrition

Posted on June 16, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , ,

Research seems to confirm a relationship between a healthy cardiovascular system and hearing health. As most of you know, optimal nutrition should be based around “whole foods” – fresh vegetables, fruits and nuts, vegetable juices and virgin olive oil. The jury is still out in regard to meat and dairy products, but it is quite [...]

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Tired of Hearing?

Posted on June 2, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , ,

People with perfectly normal hearing are able to hear and understand much of the sound around them automatically. They do not have to get help from lip reading. They do not have to concentrate. They do not have to stop what they are doing. They just simply hear. Someone with a hearing loss does not have [...]

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HearFlorida’s Tips For Understanding Hearing Loss And Hearing Aids

Posted on May 26, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , ,

The more hearing loss you have, the less effective the hearing aids will be. Hearing aids cannot bring back hearing that is gone. In the past, physicians have told patients that if you have “nerve damage,” it cannot be helped with hearing aids. On the contrary, most people who are successfully wearing hearing aids have [...]

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Why Does Your Hearing Aid Only Last About 4.5 Years?

Posted on April 19, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , ,

You should be wearing your hearing aid(s) at least eight hours per day or 2,800 hours per year. Even if you clean your hearing aid every day with a soft toothbrush and visit your hearing healthcare professional twice a year for specialized cleanings, your hearing aid will eventually break down. Repair costs could be as high [...]

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Hearing Aid Advertisements

Posted on April 13, 2010 in Blog, Information with the tags , , , , ,

Most of you reading this article have already experienced the glut of hearing aid advertisements in your area. It is understandable that you are probably confused about pricing and technology. Most hearing health care professionals attract “potential” hearing aid consumers through newspaper ads, direct mail campaigns, telephone telemarketing or “word of mouth” referrals from satisfied [...]

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