Chances are, if you are considering getting hearing aids, your friends and family have noticed that you don’t hear well. The solution, however, can be our little secret. Hearing instruments are getting smaller and smaller, smarter and smarter. As an audiologist it’s exciting to see what they can do. But if you have a hearing…
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Effectiveness of Rechargeable Hearing Aids
We keep hearing about how easy the rechargeable hearing aids are to use. And it’s definitely the feedback I am getting from the people I see. Some of these devices come with an extra feature, a power pack that sits under their charging box. If you have a box like this, you can charge your…
Working with a hearing loss
We see people from all walks of life with hearing loss. But there is an added level of stress that can be associated with your hearing impairment when you fear that it is impacting upon your ability to effectively carry out your job. The first thing you can do is to make sure that you…
Maximising Hearing Aid Battery Life
To get the most from your hearing aids, you don’t want them stopping because your batteries went flat. And Murphy’s Law will predict this will happen at the most inconvenient times! The life of your hearing aid battery will depend on many things, including: Your degree of hearing loss. Because the greater the hearing loss,…
Nifty trick to balance your phone volume across ears
I think this is a nifty little trick to know, if the hearing between your ears is not the same. If the hearing on your right and left ear differs, when you listen to music using earbuds or headphones, you’ll find that the quality of sound isn’t optimal. If you can get the balance correct,…
Just one of the reasons I love my job!
I get such a thrill when I work with my Cochlear Implant recipients. Last month I had the chance to go to theatre to see Mr Michel Neeff perform the surgery part of the procedure. It was both complex and precise. And a privilege to be a part of. Once the electrode array was in…