Earlens

“I can hear, but I can’t understand what people are saying.”   Does the sentence above describe how you sometimes feel with your hearing aids? If so, you’re not alone. Our ability to hear and our ability to understand are related but different. In some…

Hearing aid whistling, or “feedback”, can have a variety of causes. The main type of feedback is acoustic feedback. This type of feedback occurs when amplified sound from the hearing aid speaker is repeatedly picked back up by the hearing aid’s microphone. The result of…

When you first start wearing hearing aids, your ears may feel “plugged”. This is known among hearing professionals as “occlusion”. The occlusion effect occurs when low frequency sounds like your own voice, are trapped in the ear canal by the hearing aid blocking the ear…

Hearing loss is a very common condition. In fact, the most common type of hearing loss, presbycusis, occurs due to aging. Once hearing is lost, it is currently not possible to restore it. The good news is that even though hearing cannot be restored, it…

Earlens is intended to treat a wide range of hearing losses. Since Earlens is intended for people with mild to severe hearing loss, if you have profound hearing loss, you may not be a candidate for Earlens. However, only an Earlens audiologist can tell you…

Happy Valentine’s Day! While most people probably think of chocolate and flowers for the holiday, we naturally think about better hearing. Why? Because hearing is an integral part of communication, which in turn, is a vital part of relationships with friends and loved ones.  …