Apr 6, 2016
The hearing-instrument technology known as Contralateral Routing of Signal (CROS) is designed for individuals with unilateral (one-sided) hearing. This feature utilizes a microphone in an instrument worn in the user’s non-hearing ear to pick up sound, which is...
Mar 30, 2016
While children with mild to severe hearing loss are challenged with poorer language development than their hearing peers, fitting these youngsters with hearing instruments helps them overcome these deficits. According to a first-of-its-kind, large-scale study...
Mar 23, 2016
While the best way to prevent hearing loss is to limit exposure to loud noise, researchers are beginning to find that some people may be more prone to noise-induced “sensorineural” (nerve-related) hearing loss than others. Thist ype of hearing loss involves...
Mar 15, 2016
If you are considering the use of a hearing instrument, you might be interested in what other consumers have to say about their experiences. According to the latest MarkeTrak survey released by the Better Hearing Institute (published in June 2015), more than four in...
Mar 9, 2016
When a hearing problem is detected in a newborn, it is important to know whether the problem is in the middle ear, inner ear, or hearing nerve. While subjecting their babies to a battery of follow-up tests that can take months to complete, parents can become...
Mar 2, 2016
According to the CDC, about 36 million Americans report some degree of hearing loss. More than 90 percent of these cases involve damage to “hair cells” in the inner ear, which convert sound waves into nerve signals that are transmitted to the brain. Unfortunately, we...
