http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com All you need to know about Hearing Aids & More! Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:19:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Almost ten million Americans today are currently using hearing aids. This number is just a mere fraction of those who have actually been diagnosed with some form of hearing impairment. I was one of those who has a hearing loss, but postponed getting hearing aids because of vanity. Eventually I spent $6000 on Vivatone brand digital ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/types-of-hearing-loss/hearing-aids-and-tinnitus-my-story/ Oticon hearing aids are grouped into three categories, depending on hearing impaired persons’ priorities. The Performance line, illustrated by Oticon Epoq, provides extremely detailed and carefully balanced sound, thanks to its state-of-the-art wireless communication. The Design line, represented by Oticon Dual, offers both elegance and performance. When using Oticon Dual ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/best-digital-hearing-aids/oticon-hearing-aids/ Almost ten million Americans today are currently using hearing aids. This number is just a mere fraction of those who have actually been diagnosed with some form of hearing impairment. A lot of people who are experiencing hearing loss choose not to wear hearing aids because of their ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/digital-hearing-aids/happy-to-hear/ Let’s face it. Sometimes you just want to hear the television. For some people expensive hearing aids can’t be afforded or are just over kill to be able to listen to the TV set. If you have seen any late night commercials then you’ve probably come across one for TV ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/digital-hearing-aids/tv-ears-review-do-these-wireless-tv-headphones-work/ Acquired hearing loss defines any kind of hearing loss that occurs at some point in the life of a person that was born normal. It may have multiple causes such as various diseases, infections, injuries or excessive exposure to loud noises. Ear infections and infectious diseases are potentially very dangerous ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/types-of-hearing-loss/acquired-hearing-loss/ Idiopathic hearing loss is defined as a sudden hearing loss occurring from unknown causes. Maybe sudden is too much said, as in fact it is a loss of minimum 30 dB within 72 hours or less, over minimum three frequencies. If affects men and women within the 30 - 60 ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/digital-hearing-aids/idiopathic-hearing-loss/ Neural hearing loss is a condition that originates in either the auditory nerve or in the brain. When the nerve isn’t properly transmitting the messages from the cochlea to the brain, then we can say we deal with a neural hearing loss. The cause is most of the times a ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/types-of-hearing-loss/neural-hearing-loss/ Sensory hearing loss, also known as sensorineural hearing loss, is the result of a damage of the cochlea or of the auditory nerve. Such damages may be hereditary or they may occur as a consequence of diseases such as meningitis, mumps, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, Waardenburg’s syndrome, Alport’s syndrome or Meniere’s disease. ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/digital-hearing-aids/sensory-hearing-loss/ Conductive hearing loss is that hearing loss condition that occurs as a follow of sound waves not being properly conducted through one of the three segments of the ear. Usually, it manifests as an impossibility to hear faint sounds or as a reduction of the sound level. In the external ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/types-of-hearing-loss/conductive-hearing-loss/ Hearing implants, also called cochlear implants are electronic devices that are surgically implanted in the cochlea of patients suffering from severe hearing loss, but who still have functional auditory nerves. While hearing aids serve as signal amplifiers, hearing implants work by generating an electric field that stimulates the auditory nerves ... http://www.hearingaidsdigital.com/digital-hearing-aids/hearing-cochlear-implants/