Monthly Archives: May 2012

Kids Learn to be Boss of their Hearing Loss

I’m the Boss of my Hearing Loss is a great little book written by Amy Kroll, MS, CCC-A designed to empower little kids to be involved participants in their own aural rehab process.  With lively animations created by Tom Heimann, the book shares with … Continue reading

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Obscure Items that Crack Me Up!

As an employee at Oaktree Products for close to nine years, I am familiar with most of the 4,000 or so products that we offer.  Occasionally, I will come across some obscure item and think to myself “What is this?” quickly followed by “Seriously, have … Continue reading

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Inexpensive Headlamp with Magnification

Looking for an inexpensive headlamp that provides illumination and magnification?  Check out the new Megaview LED Loupe available at Oaktree Products, Inc.  The Megaview LED Loupe offers a relatively bright LED light that runs on three AAA batteries (included).  In … Continue reading

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Otoblock Placement Made Easy!

A new disposable placement tool from the family of Bionix Lighted Curettes and Forcep product line is now available. The Bionix Lighted Placement Tool is designed to assist audiologists and hearing instrument specialists to position otoblocks deeply in the ear canal by providing not only illumination and magnification, but … Continue reading

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Never Touch a Battery Again! Hansaton AQ Rechargeable Hearing Aids – guest post by Jerry L. Yanz

Rechargeable electrical devices are all around us. Our computers, smart phones, MP3 players, cameras, toothbrushes, even our cars can be plugged in overnight to get ready for another day of use. But the demands on battery performance are more exacting … Continue reading

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