01Feb

All that you wanted to know and understand about Hearing Aids

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1A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, and participate more fully in daily activities. Ahearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations. However, only about one out of five people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one.

A hearing aid has three basic parts: a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. The hearing aid receives sound through a microphone, which converts the sound waves to electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier. The amplifier increases the power of the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker.Visit at tinnitus clinic london for more info about Hearing Aids.

 

 



28Feb

ReSound LiNX Billed As “The World’s Smartest Hearing Aid”

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Today, GN ReSound launches  a technological breakthrough in the hearing aid industry: ReSound LiNX(TM), the world’s first Made for iPhone hearing aid.
Building on the new SmartRange(TM) chipset and a 3rd generation 2.4 GHz technology, ReSound LiNX(TM) advances GN ReSound’s superior technologies:

  • Applies an upgraded version of Surround Sound by ReSound(TM) –  the sound processing technology used in ReSound Verso(TM) generating top-rated quality sound
  • Launched in the smallest wireless receiver-in-the-ear hearing aid brought to the market by GN ReSound – while still powerful enough to address 90% of hearing losses
  • Made for iPhone connectivity offers direct streaming of sounds from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, allowing wearers to utilize their hearing aids like wireless headphones to talk on the phone, listen to movies and music in high-quality stereo sound without the need for an additional remote control or intermediate body-worn devices
  • Significant audiological — and practical — benefits for the hearing  impaired through the accompanying ReSound Smart(TM) app. Users can set preferred volume levels and treble/bass settings directly via the iPhone and use geo-tagging to assign and adjust the hearing aid settings to the acoustics of frequently visited places such as home, work, favorite restaurants – and more. The ReSound Smart(TM) app also features a ‘Find My Hearing Aid’ function to help users locate their hearing aids if misplaced

The global launch started by an event in New York today hosted by the CEO of GN ReSound, Lars Viksmoen. The launch is initiated in North America and will be rolled out in all main markets over the next few months. The resound linx price will be at a slight premium compared to ReSound Verso(TM).

GN ReSound’s CEO Lars Viksmoen says: “With ReSound LiNX, we are once again pushing the limits for what has been considered possible for hearing aid technologies. We saw an opportunity to create the world’s best hearing aid by combining the capability of GN ReSound’s life-changing technologies with the compatibility and global prevalence of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch”.

The financial impact of the launch of ReSound Linx(TM) is already included in the guidance for 2014 as communicated in the Annual Report 2013. GN ReSound has deliberately provided an open ended organic growth guidance of “more than 6%” for 2014 as GN sees potential upsides based on this breakthrough technology.



01Feb

Difference Between Digital Hearing Aids and Analog Hearing Aids

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3If you are like the many millions of people who have bought digital hearing aids, you probably did not fully understand all of the mechanisms at play inside of that new hearing aid. You had your hearing tested and were told which hearing aids would work best for your hearing loss. So, just what are digital hearing aids and what makes them different?
Digital hearing aids use computer technology. The comfort and sound level that you hear can be custom-tailored to your unique hearing loss. This is accomplished by connecting the digital hearing aids to a computer and programming them to your loss. But, there are non-digital / analog hearing aids that can be programmed this way too. So, what are the differences between digital hearing aids and analog?

Hearing aids receive sound through the microphone. Distortion and noise are added to the sound from the microphone. This is because microphones make noise. Analog hearing aids pass the sound on to you with the noise and distortion. Digital hearing instruments clean sounds as they come into the hearing aids so that there is less noise and distortion. The sound is then sent to the amplifier, where your digital hearing aids measure the sound and decide how much power to add in order for you to hear.

After being amplified the sound is sent to the receiver ( the speaker ) and is then cleaned up again before being sent to your ear. This is also wheredigital hearing aids look for feedback ( whistling ) and work to cancel it before the feedback happens. Digital hearing aids actually perform millions of complex calculations in less than the blink of an eye, so fast you cannot even tell it has happened. The entire process is extremely complicated.Digital hearing aids are able to be set more precisely to your hearing loss.Digital hearing aids also have a wide array of circuitry inside them that control the comfort of the sound and make speech easier to hear in noise.



01Feb

A hearing aid is customized in several phases

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3Ecognition of hearing loss

If you experience hearing loss, one of the first steps is the decision to try a modern hearing clinic london. The earlier you recognize the hearing loss and take action, the earlier you are able to recover your hearing ability and increase your quality of life.

A hearing aid is personal

The adjustment of a hearing aid is done in several steps. In the course of this individual process, the device is customized to fit your hearing loss, the shape of your ear and your hearing habits. This ensures the best possibleadjustment that will satisfy you completely.

Phase 1: Consultation with a Hearing care professional or ENT doctor

First, a hearing care professional or ENT doctor will do a hearing test to determine whether you have a hearing loss. He or she will determine the type and degree of hearing loss individually for each ear from the information provided by the hearing test. The professional will then discuss and explain to you which technological options are best suited to your needs.

When selecting your future hearing aids and their technology, the expert will consider the degree of hearing loss, the shape of your ear canals, your personal needs, your taste and your budget. You can choose between custom models and behind-the-ear models, digitally programmable or analogue devices with or without remote control or FM receiver etc. Thehearing aid specialist will take a cast of each ear to ensure that your device will fit you with the best possible comfort later on.

Phase 2: Customization and adjustment of the hearing aids

The hearing care professional has now prepared your hearing aid. He or she will insert it into your ear adjust it to your hearing loss and your hearing preferences. In addition, you will receive detailed operating instructions: How to insert the device, how to use it and how to control the volume. The specialist will also explain the maintenance to you, how to replace batteries, cleaning and drying the devices. Finally, the specialist will explain how your hearing aid reacts in different hearing situations. Now you can take your new hearing aids home.