Hearing is important to almost all living creatures; although scientists have found several species of blind amphibians, fishes, mammals, and reptiles, no deaf vertebrate species have ever been discovered. However, it doesn’t take ears to hear. Sounds waves – vibrations in the air – can be detected in a variety of ways. Vertebrates have ears. […]
February 7, 2013 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
Most first-time buyers of hearing aids are interested in accessories and options, so in this post we offer a few of our suggestions. We work with the needs of folks that wear hearing aids on a daily basis and can recommend some of the following accessories, no matter which model or type of hearing aid […]
January 27, 2013 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
Our practice is routinely asked about how to deal with unwanted, old hearing aids. This query arises more than you may expect for a variety of reasons. You could have just updated your old one with a newer unit, you might have gotten a cochlear implant and thus don’t need yours any more, or it […]
January 20, 2013 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
On paper, rechargeable batteries for hearing aids are definitely a good idea, however in the past this idea did not always work out in reality. Early rechargeable hearing aid batteries were so large that they could only be used in over-the-ear type aids; they also took hours to recharge and then didn’t hold a charge […]
January 13, 2013 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
The strategy originally used as a hearing aid is still in use to this day, the instinctive desire to cup a hand behind your ear to better capture sounds so that you can hear them. The earliest technological hearing aids were used by sailors in the early 1600s, which took the form of a long […]
A common question from patients pertains to the ability to hear in crowded rooms. When they are talking to people one-on-one, or in small groups of people there is no problem, and they seem to hear just fine. But when they find themselves in a large crowd they often find it very difficult to understand […]
December 28, 2012 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Tinnitus Articles
The American Tinnitus Association defines the condition (which can be pronounced either tin-NYE-tus or TIN-ni-tus) as hearing sounds that no one else can hear. It is a condition that seems to be related to age (most cases appear after the age of 50), and is much more common in men than in women. An estimated […]
This is one of the questions we are asked most often. If you are concerned that you are experiencing some hearing loss, you are not alone, because the hearing of over 22 million Americans has become somewhat impaired, and 10 million of them have suffered hearing loss (which is defined as being unable to hear […]
December 14, 2012 | Audiology Services of Chattanooga | Hearing Aids News
If you’re shopping for your first hearing aid and finding the process confusing, you are not alone. Consumer Reports published a comparative report on hearing aids after following over a dozen people for six months while purchasing their first hearing aids. After six months the disappointing results were in: these first-time hearing aid owners were […]
In addition to all of them being musicians, what do Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Pete Townshend and Brian Wilson have in common? All of these musicians experienced – as a result of playing the music they love – permanent hearing loss. I often work with musicians who have experienced hearing damage as a result of […]
