Category Archives: Hearing Instrument Technology

Can Hearing Aids Provide the Gentle Nudge Many Patients Need? – guest post by Brian Taylor

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

All of us are all too-familiar with the math; in the United States, approximately one out of every three adults over the age of 60 has hearing loss, while more than 50% of individuals over the 85 have a hearing … Continue reading →

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What Level of Hearing-Aid Technology is Best for Children? – guest post by Ryan McCreery

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Audiologists who dispense hearing aids know and recognize “the levels”.  Entry-level, Premium, Ultra-Premium, Double-Diamond Platinum.  Maybe I went a little overboard with that last one, but most audiologists have a hierarchy of hearing-aid technology that they present to patients to … Continue reading →

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Influence of Pricing Strategy on Adopting Amplification – guest post by Amyn Amlani

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

It has been 23 years since the percentage of hearing aids dispensed to inexperienced (i.e., first-time) users of this technology reached a minimum of 50% in the United States, as reported in MarkeTrak VIII (Kochkin, 2009).  Since 1989, hearing aids dispensed … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

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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Hearing aids for children (and adults) with auditory processing disorder: thinking outside the box? – guest post by Francis Kuk

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I must profess at the outset that I am not an expert on (central) auditory processing disorders (CAPD or APD). Far from it. I am a hearing aid person; and the solutions I propose would only be appropriate if the description … Continue reading →

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New & Exciting Technology from Unitron – guest post by Brian Taylor

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

As DSP technology continues to progress, hearing aid manufacturers are able to improve processing speed and algorithm performance.  Recently, Unitron’s Smartfocus™ algorithm, which has been clinically proven in several independent studies to outperform similar algorithms in noise, has been enhanced … Continue reading →

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