Posts Tagged ‘noise’

We just loved what “Doctor! Doctor! I Can’t Hear a Thing,” a recent Times Online article, had to say about hearing loss and hearing aids. Written by the director of the Help in Hearing Clinic, the article talks about how listening to loud music and going to rock ‘n’ roll concerts has done damage to people, and today’s generation has to worry about hearing loss from listening to MP3 players with in-ear headphones at an unreasonable volume.

The article gives a few tips for protecting yourself from hearing loss, like listening to music played on a portable music device with headphones that block out environmental noise. Also noted is that “wearing a hearing aid can help and the sooner you start the more benefit it will give you.” When you ignore your hearing loss, says the article, the longer your brain will be deprived of auditory stimulus.

Since so many young people are experiencing hearing loss, the common misconception is that hearing aids are big, embarrassing and noticeable. Hearing aids today are small and discreet, and there are even some available that help clarify sounds for people who can’t hear high frequencies anymore.

Though it can be tough to admit your hearing is going, says the article, people over 50 years of age should have hearing tests on a regular basis.

Get Hearing Aids

Are you having trouble hearing? Do you find that you’re watching television with the volume turned up very high, or listening to the radio with the volume up very high? Having difficulty hearing people during conversations in person or even over the phone? Get help with hearing loss at Hearing Aid Express. Stop by or contact us for more information. We have several convenient locations in Dallas, Austin and Houston.

Hearing Aids that are Improperly Fitted can do More Harm

Hearing aids can actually do more harm than good if they are fitted properly to a person’s ear or tuned to a person’s specific hearing loss, according to an article that appeared in the Detroit Free Press.

Hearing Aids Should be Fitted and Tuned

Michigan State University audiology student, Susanna Callaway, performed a study on Internet and drugstore hearing devices.  What she found is that the inexpensive hearing aids didn’t work on at least three of the types of sound loss that she was testing.  Nor did the less expensive hearing aids, which she purchased for under $100, reduce loud noises.  The non-reduction of loud noise by the hearing aid could actually make hearing loss worse, or even damage healthy hearing.

Callaway’s findings on over-the-counter hearing devices, which aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, appeared in the June issue of American Journal of Audiology.

Hearing Aids are Needed by Most Older Adults

Unfortunately for a lot of Americans, the cheaper drugstore and Internet hearing aids are their only option.  Most insurance companies view hearing loss as the normal process of aging so they don’t cover hearing aids, nor does Medicare.  According the article by Megha Satyanarayana, most people start to lose their hearing by age 60.  This means by 80 years of age, most people could use some form of a hearing aid.

Hearing Aids Made Affordable

In an effort to help make hearing devices more affordable and to insure that people are getting properly fitted and tuned hearing devices, HearingAidExpress.com has taken as many measures as possible to offer the lowest prices for their clients.  HearingAidExpress operates their own manufacturing and repair labs, as well as dropping their prices to the public when they get discounts from manufacturers.   We also offer financing for those hearing aid customers that may need it.