Title: I, Mona Lisa Author: Natasha Solomons Published: 1 March 2022 As you might imagine, this book centres around the Mona Lisa, but possibly not in the way you would quite expect. The main character, the Mona Lisa (of course!), is not a person, but the painting herself. In this story the Mona Lisa has…
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How to Re-Pair your Phonak hearing aids to your phone
Sometimes, for no obvious reason, our clients report that they no longer have their phonecalls coming through their hearing aids, or their hearing aids aren’t recognized by the myPhonak App. In most cases this can be explained by a loss of the Bluetooth pairing. This can happen when there has been an update to the…
Why would you want Bluetooth capable Hearing Aids?
What is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a word that gets casually inserted into many technology conversations, and as audiologists what we do is talk technology, all the time! We are guilty of assuming that everyone understands what Bluetooth technology is, and why they should be so excited that hearing instrument technology is capable of delivering you…
How do I care for my hearing aids?
Modern hearing aids continue to become more complex electronically, and increasingly miniature. The decreasing size can mean a greater susceptibility to damage, particularly from moisture. Once you’ve got hearing instruments, and are used to wearing them on a daily basis, the last thing you want to experience is time without being able to use them. …
Remote Support Appointments
What is remote support? Remote Support Appointments are also know as “tele-audiology”, “remote care”, or even “remote support hearing care”. But, no matter what you call them, they boil down to an audiologist adjusting your hearing aids, without you needing to attend the clinic. Sounds futuristic, but it’s real, and it’s available now! Remote Support…
What is a CROS hearing aid?
Single sided deafness (SSD) is defined as having one ear that is “non-aidable” or “dead” (this means it has such a significant hearing loss that a normal hearing aid won’t deliver any benefit), combined with normal hearing or an aidable hearing loss in the other ear. Single sided deafness is more significant that you might…