Posts Tagged Hearing Aid
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Ask the Audiologist
By Tiffany Meier, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. How do you determine what hearing aid style a patient is going to get? Hearing aids are available in several different styles. These styles range from hearing aids that fit completely-in-the-canal (CIC) to hearing aids that set behin...
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“Overheard at the coffee shop yesterday”….
A good laugh for people in the over 50 group and perhaps their kids too !!! When I bought my i-phone, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1,800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up unde...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. In the summer time my hearing aids cut out when I am working outside, why is that? As we all know, the summers here by the Mississippi River are hot and humid. Every time I put a hearing aid on a patient I always recommend that the...
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Ask the Audiologist – Internet Hearing Aid Sales
By Rachel Flint, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. In today’s digital age, it seems logical that hearing aids should be available for purchase over the internet, right? Before you log on and start searching for the best deal on an online hearing aid purchase, here are some things to conside...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Margaret Christiansen, AU.D, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. I can hear people, but it sounds like everyone is mumbling. What is going on? This comment is actually pretty common among individuals who have high frequency hearing loss. It is most common for hearing loss to initially pres...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. “In the summer time my hearing aids cutout... why is that?” As we all know, the summers here by the Mississippi River are hot and humid. Every time I put a hearing aid on a patient, I always recommend that they don’t keep the...
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Why Do Hearing Aids Need to be Repaired so often?
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. The number of times a hearing aid has to go to the company for repair varies greatly from person to person. There are many factors that can affect the number of repairs each hearing aid needs. Hearing aids are small devices with very s...
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Why Do Hearing Aids Cost So Much?
By Janet Liddicoat, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. As we all know, cost of items is a very important factor in what you purchase. There are many reasons that factor in for the cost of a hearing aid. It all starts at the manufacturer. The cost for research and development, the co...
