I was testing the hearing of a sweet little 7 year old girl this week. She was within the soundbooth so I could hear her, but could not see her. I had been talking to her during the test, and was almost finished when I heard mutter “how do I breathe in here?”. The poor…
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Changing Wax Filters is Simple!
Here is my handy tutorial on how to change a wax filter on a behind the ear hearing instrument. The main steps for fault-finding a hearing instrument that isn’t working are: Replace the battery with a new one (if it takes batteries that is!) Take off the dome Replace the wax filter If that doesn’t…
Our little secret!
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…
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,…