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Rayovac Hearing Aid Batteries

RAYOVAC is a brand of the world-leading hearing aid battery manufacturer Energizer*, with an extensive team dedicated to quality, service and performance. With over 110 years of expertise in the hearing industry bringing the latest innovations to market, RAYOVAC ensures...

Rayovac Hearing Aid Batteries

RAYOVAC is a brand of the world-leading hearing aid battery manufacturer Energizer*, with an extensive team dedicated to quality, service and performance. With over 110 years of expertise in the hearing industry bringing the latest innovations to market, RAYOVAC ensures...

Factors affecting hearing aid recommendations

1 September 2015 |
There is a wide variety of hearing instruments available to the hearing impaired. Hearing care professionals are often confronted with making decisions on which to recommend based on audiometric and non-audiometric parameters (e.g. vision, manual dexterity and vanity). The factors...
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Ethnic inequalities in hearing aid use

4 May 2023 | | Audiology - Adult | Hearing aids, ethnicity, hearing aid, hearing health, inequalities
Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have once again highlighted health inequalities experienced by people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our Editors’ Choice paper shows that there are inequalities in hearing aid use and includes the stark finding that ethnicity is...

Hearing Aid Dispensing Training Manual

1 March 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
The Hearing Aid Dispensing Training Manual is primarily designed to support those sitting their State Hearing Aid Dispensing practical exams in the US. The book is easy to read, comprehensive and logical in its approach to supporting those sitting their...

Hearing aid standards and test systems

1 May 2015 | | International Electrotechnical Commission/American National Standards Institute harmonization, Standards, electromagnetic compatibility, hearing aids, performance criteria, pure tone measures, reproducible measures, speech gain measures
Hearing aids are the most used management / rehabilitation option for people with hearing loss. Generally, hearing instrument manufacturers perform the hearing aid performance measurements and provide its specification in terms of functionality. However, it is also common for government...

Open hearing-aid fittings or closed

1 July 2016 | | earmold, hearing aid, occlusion, open fit, real-ear measurements
There is always a balance between different types of hearing aids and their advantages and disadvantages that influence choice of device and ultimately user preference. Personal choice also plays a role when deciding on behind the ear or in ear...
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Hearing Aid Dispensing Training Manual - Second Edition

2 September 2022 | | Audiology - Adult, Auditory Implants
This text focuses on preparing US trainee hearing aid dispensers for their state practical exams, and the content is tailored to addressing the key assessment criteria. However, the basic topics covered are useful for hearing aid dispensers and potentially audiology...

Screening for hearing aid fittings – an approach for primary care

14 June 2017 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction The communication difficulties related to hearing loss can lead to ‘depression, social withdrawal and problems with employment and access to information sources’ [1]. Furthermore, unmanaged hearing loss is associated with dementia, a poorer quality of life, depression, anxiety and...

Making sense of modern wireless hearing aid technologies

1 November 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric
Before diving into the topic of the technology behind wireless hearing aids, it is important to define two key concepts. The first is wireless frequency. This is the frequency at which a wireless signal is transmitted. In the context of...

The role of significant others in hearing aid adoption

1 July 2015 | | Audiology - Adult
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults and its prevalence is found to increase with age. Over the years, amplification technology has advanced significantly from analogue to digital signal processing. Despite this,...

The importance of hearing aid validation in infants with hearing loss

31 October 2018 | | Audiology - Paediatric
Hearing aid validation requires that speech discrimination be measured, yet there are no validated methods of measuring speech discrimination in infants and toddlers. Prof Uhler describes two related approaches that are showing promise. Speech discrimination is the gold standard for...