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What?s that noise? Is it an aeroplane?
2008-02-06 00:27:00 Whilst I was out at lunch the other day, I got a call from an old friend that I hadn’t spoken to for months. I was outside when he called - it was a windy day. He was telling me all about his new Flickr photo sets when suddenly he stopped talking mid-sentence and asked, “What’s ... More About: Aeroplane , Thoughts , Noise
Sensorineural hearing loss
2008-02-02 21:57:00 A sensorineural hearing loss is one that affects the nerves in the inner ear. The more the nerves are damaged the greater the hearing loss will be. In addition to affecting the sensitivity or loudness of hearing, a sensorineural loss can also affect the clarity of hearing - meaning that, for example, if a sound ... More About: Information , Loss , Hearing
Conductive hearing loss
2008-02-02 01:01:00 A conductive hearing loss is one that affects the structures that conduct the sound to the inner ear - this includes both the middle and outer ear. Common causes of conductive hearing loss are: Wax build up Fluid or infection in the middle ear Ruptured eardrum Damage to middle ear bones Many cases of conductive hearing loss are treatable. Wax ... More About: Information , Loss , Hearing
Eardrops May Cause Hearing Loss or Damage
2008-02-01 22:04:00 A new study, led by researchers at The Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) of the MUHC, has revealed that certain over-the-counter earwax softeners can cause severe inflammation and damage to the eardrum and inner ear. The results of the study, recently published in The Laryngoscope, suggest that use of these medications should be discouraged. “Patients often complain ... More About: News , Loss , Hearing , Damage
Bob?s house vignettes (ASL videos)
2008-01-30 22:07:00 Pepsi are at it again. Not content with showing a totally silent ad during the Superbowl that features two deaf characters using ASL (with subtitles) - they have produced four other videos that are, frankly, fantastic. I think Pepsi are doing a really great job with this ad campaign - they are showing the deaf ... More About: Videos , News , House
Widex Inteo test drive
2008-01-30 01:18:00 Melinda Beck has written in the Wall Street Journal about her experiences with a Widex Inteo aid. It’s an interesting article because it touches on some of the problems that new hearing aid wearers face, such as: A rush of new sounds: New aid wearers will be hearing many sounds that they haven’t heard for a ... More About: Buying , Drive , Test Drive , Test
Hearing aids suck!
2008-01-26 16:56:00 There’s an article in WIRED magazine by Erin Biba called “Why Things Suck : Hearing Aids ”. The article starts by, quite rightly, stating that hearing aids are too expensive - I couldn’t agree more. It then goes on to talk about directional microphones, inadequate feedback and noise reduction and, finally, the the fact that insurance rarely covers hearing aids. Why Things suck: hearing aid Do you agree that feedback and noise reduction systems aren’t good enough?I don’t have a problem with feedback and I am wearing my Starkey Destinys at almost full volume all the time - the feedback reduction works for me. I don’t use the noise reduction so I’m not sure how good that is. I think the Wired article is overly negative but that’s probably because I’ve have mostly good experiences with my hearing aids over the years and have come to ignore the little problems like occasional excessive background noise and so on. Do you think hear...
Super Bowl ad - Bob?s house
2008-01-25 21:33:00 Pepsi’s Super Bowl advert uses a Deaf joke: There’s also a making of video: PepsiCo are sponsoring the closed captions for the game. I can’t wait to see what reaction this gets from the fans at the game and the mainstream media afterwards. A bold move by Pepsi and a welcome one as it should help ... More About: News , House
Open fit hearing aids
2008-01-23 00:38:00 Open fit hearing aids are similar in style to BTE aids in that a shell site above your ear and a wire travels down from there into your ear canal - but that’s where the similarities end. Open Fit BTEs are much newer technology than traditional BTEs - the sell above the ear is much ... More About: Information , Open , Hearing , Aids
Hearing aid buyer loses $4000
2008-01-18 17:33:00 A Sacramento man paid for hearing aids he didn’t get and now the salesman has disappeared. James Barnwell is back to using his 10-year old hearing aids. “It’s getting harder and harder to hear where the sounds coming from.” That’s why last February he went to River City hearing center in Fair Oaks. Purchase ... More About: News , Buyer , Hearing
David Ormerod?s profits continue to grow
2008-01-18 17:30:00 David Ormerod Hearing Centres achieved £30m in sales for the financial year ended September 2007 and projects growth to £36m for 2008. The company, which operates from 200 locations nationwide including Boots high street stores, NHS hospital audiology departments and standalone centres, said group sales rose by 42% from the financial year 2006 to 2007 through ... More About: News , Industry , David , Profits , Grow
Learn to Sign in Video
2008-01-15 00:44:00 Krown Manufacturing, a maker of specialty devices for people with poor hearing, was displaying this device at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The simple machine has videos of all 4,500 words of the US sign language that can be quickly played back for reference. Krown predicts it will go on sale by the ... More About: Video , News , Sign , Learn
Plantronic Clarity phone for hard of hearing
2008-01-11 13:58:00 Plantronic Clarity have released a new phone for the hard of hearing - the C4230 telephone / answering machine. Features include: Volume and tone control - A volume boost control allows you turn up to a maximum of 50db. As well as volume boost, the C4230 allows you to change the tone to suit your own ... More About: News , Phone , Hard , Hearing
KT-Tunstall writes songs for her deaf brother
2008-01-10 09:39:00 KT Tunstall wants to write music for her profoundly deaf brother. The ‘Suddenly I See’ singer, whose 28-year-old younger sibling Daniel was born with the hearing condition, is planning to create some hi-tempo beats to please her brother. KT said: “I’ve always wanted to write some music for Daniel, and find out scientifically what ... More About: News , Songs , Brother
Oxford Hearing Centre February Battery Bonanza!
2008-01-03 21:35:00 UK readers may be interested to know that Oxford Hearing Centre are doing a buy-one-get-one-free offer on Rayovac Proline hearing aid batteries. The offer runs from the 1st to the 28th of February and covers sizes 10, 13 and 312. More About: Information , Buying , Battery
Interview with Pearl from SayWhatClub.com
2008-01-03 21:17:00 Pearl got in touch with me recently and let me know about www.saywhatclub.com - she is a long-standing member of the club and editor of their newsletter. I asked if her if she would answer a few interview questions via email and let us know what the club is all about. Steve: Before we talk about ... More About: Interview , Pearl
Learning sign language (BSL and ASL)
2008-01-02 13:49:00 One of my new year resolutions is to begin learning sign language. It is something I have been thinking about for many years but have never got around to doing. I guess, similar to a spoken language, sign is not something your are going to learn in a short period of time - I think ... More About: Language , Learning , Sign , Sign language
Hearing help under threat
2007-12-31 10:50:00 A charity based in Dunmow, UK are seeking volunteers to ensure that they can continue to offer hearing services to the local community. Hearing Help Uttlesford (HHU) assisted more than 300 people in the community who use hearing aids this year, but now its services could be under threat. Chairman Yvonne Morton said: “We are only a ... More About: News , Threat
Deafness in adults
2007-12-31 10:45:00 Professor Anthony Wright talks about mp3 players and hearing loss, analogue and digital hearing aids, the NHS and future research into hearing loss. An interview with Prof Wright. More About: Information
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2007-12-21 12:07:00 I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year . Thank you to everyone who visited this blog over the last 12 months and a special big thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on my ramblings. I’ve really enjoyed reading a lot of great deaf / hard of hearing blogs this ... More About: Happy New Year , Merry Christmas
Audiologist sells NHS batteries on eBay
2007-12-16 10:12:00 A SENIOR hearing specialist at the Great Western Hospital has admitted selling NHS stock on eBay during work hours - then using hospital franking machines to send off his sales. Paul Jones, 28, was yesterday given a 16-week suspended sentence and 280 hours’ community service by Swindon magistrates after he admitted selling £276 of hearing aid ... More About: News , Batteries , Ebay , Logi
Antique ear trumpets
2007-12-04 15:14:00 Here’s something you don’t see everyday - an online ear trumpet gallery! The Phisick Antique Medical Collection shows a large range of ear trumpets from the 19th and 20th centuries. Fascinating to see the kind of things people used to help them hear all those years ago. I’m kinda glad technology has moved on a bit since then! More About: Industry , Trumpets
A look at Starkey
2007-12-04 14:47:00 Healthcare Digital has a interesting little article about Starkey UK. It talks a bit about the company’s history, current production model and their quality control processes. A look at Starkey. More About: Industry
David Ormerod Hearing Centres see big sales growth
2007-12-04 14:42:00 The Business In Wales website reports that David Omerod has appeared in the Sunday Times’ list of top 100 fastest growing UK companies. The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 ranks companies based on sales growth over three years ? either 2003-06 or 2004-07. “Ranked 79th is Llandudno-based hearing aid supplier David Ormerod Hearing Centres. Its ... More About: News , Industry , Sales , Growth
Can you cope without your hearing aid?
2007-12-04 14:19:00 If you are a hearing aid wearer, can you go without them? Do you feel comfortable leaving the house if you haven’t got your aids in? I have a severe hearing loss in both ears - if I am not wearing my aids and somebody wants to speak to me then they have to be close ... More About: Thoughts , Hearing , Cope
Personal hearing aid software
2007-11-21 00:47:00 I previously wrote about how letting hearing aid wearers program their own aids would be good thing. To briefly recap: I think that giving us wearers a simplified version of the software that audiologists use to program digital hearing aids to an individual’s requirements would allow us to get maximum benefit from our aids. A comment ... More About: Software , Personal , Thoughts , Hearing
Hearing tests for over 55 year olds in UK
2007-11-20 13:20:00 The over-55s could soon be screened for hearing problems under new proposals. An NHS trial across Britain of 35,000 people aged 55-74 found routine hearing tests offered “substantial benefits” and were good value for money. A national programme could be in place within five years, said government adviser Professor Adrian Davis, who led the research. More than one ... More About: News , Tests , Hearing , Year
Oticon ends online hearing aid sales
2007-11-16 14:53:00 Oticon’s new distribution guidelines state that they will only supply their products to distributors who directly fit and sell Oticon products to end-users through face-to-face in-person consultations. These new guidelines effectively bring an end to customers being able to buy Oticon products via the Internet, mail order or catalogues. In a press release, The American Academy ... More About: Information , Buying , Sales , Online , Ends
Amplifon gives free one-month trial
2007-11-14 14:53:00 Amplifon is a hearing aid vendor. They have outlets in the USA, UK and across mainland Europe. I noticed on their UK site that they are offering a free one-month trial on all hearing aids. That means: you get to try out a new pair of aids for one month without paying out a penny; you ... More About: Information , Industry , Free , Trial , Month
Hear more, see more.
More articles from this author:2007-11-09 21:30:00 This combination of glasses and hearing aids comes from the Delft University of Technology in partnership with Philips. Embedded along the length of each arm are four directional microphones that localise on the direction in which the wearer is looking and reduce other directional background noise. I’m guessing that because there are four microphones along ... More About: News , Hear 1, 2, 3 |
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