Tag Archives: hearing aids

SUPER Savings on Summer Staple for Hearing Instrument Wearers

Posted on July 17, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

Since there are approximately one gazillion (more than a million but less than a billion) different hearing aid dehumidifiers or “dri aid kits” currently available in the market, generating excitement about yet another new dehumidifier is not easy. The relatively new DRY-ALL dehumidifier doesn’t offer any technological … Continue reading →

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Audiology Infection Control: What Do You Suggest We Do When….

Posted on May 15, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

The following question posed by AuD students during an infection control presentation has been popping up, in one form or another, more often: “What do you suggest we do when we, as students, are at a clinical site that doesn’t practice infection control?” Since … Continue reading →

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One Year of Hearing Instrument Moisture Protection in A Small Package!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by AU Bankaitis

The makers of the popular Dry & Store Global II and Zephyr have introduced a new, very easy-to-use hearing instrument dehumidifier now available at Oaktree Products, Inc.  The Dry Caddy is a passive dehumidifier composed of a Dry Caddy Jar and packaged with six (6) Dry-Discs.  The Dry-Disc is a powerful molecular … 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 AU Bankaitis

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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Why Do You Do What You Do? Data, Money & Taking the Lead – guest post by Therese Walden

Posted on November 7, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

OK, I’m a nerd and a geek, I’m enamored by facts and data and evidenced-based research as opposed to innuendo, conjecture and anecdote.  Not that those last 3 do not have a place in our society – primarily in social … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 5, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

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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Serene Renew Hearing Aid Dryer – Great Option for Hearing Instrument Wearers

Posted on June 20, 2012 by AU Bankaitis

The ReNew Hearing Aid Dryer is an affordable and effective dehumidifier designed to remove moisture that inherently builds-up inside hearing instruments. This product uses heat to remove the moisture.  With a specially designed vented lid, residual moisture escapes from the unit, eliminating the need for a … Continue reading →

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Swiss Army Knife for Hearing Aids

Posted on October 26, 2011 by AU Bankaitis

Many hearing instrument wearers use multiple tools to clean their hearing instruments including loops, brushes, and picks.  These instruments are usually very small and, at times, difficult to effectively handle by some patients. The perfect solution is the Acu-Life Hearing Aid … Continue reading →

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