How is Adult Hearing Loss Evaluated?

Of the estimated 28 million American patients of hearing loss problems, 54 percent adults older than age 65 suffer from significant hearing loss. This makes hearing loss the third most frequently reported chronic medical condition in America.

Myths About Dizziness - The Truth Behind Two of the Most Common

Benign positional vertigo (BPV) is the most common cause of dizziness. It is caused when the tiny crystals in your inner ear - those responsible for balance - break free and float around in the inner ear fluids. When the head moves in certain positions, these floaters tickle the balance cells, causing transient vertigo-

Treating Meniere's Disease Using Microwick

The MicroWick technique is an exciting new method for treating a variety of hearing disorders and diseases. It cleverly allows medicine to be delivered directly to where it is needed, bypassing the time-consuming oral delivery method and its associated side effects.

Hearing Aid - Why Go Digital?

Digital hearing aids offer many more features and options than their analog equivalents and because of this they are much more expensive.

Tips For Hearing Aid Batteries

For people who wear hearing aids, it may be an inconvenience to constantly replace batteries. However, if you know what to do to keep your batteries working and useful, you can ensure a long working range for your hearing aid. Here are just a few tips to help your hearing at high quality.

Hearing Aid Batteries

There are many different types of hearing aids, all of which take different batteries. The all take the same style of batteries, the flat button style batteries. Most of the big battery manufacturers produce batteries suitable for hearing aids.

Before Buying a Hearing Aid, Ask Questions

Before you invest in a hearing aid, know all the facts. Ask questions and get all the information you need to improve your hearing.

Shopping Spree For Your Hearing Aid, Isn't It Lucky?

Once you have bought a hearing aid for yourself, you need to take care of it on a regular basis. Taking care means doesn't just mean keeping it clean, it also means that you should pay extra attention to the maintenance of its electronic components.

Expel Tinnitus Symptoms - In 5 Simple Steps

The most common tinnitus symptom is hearing inappropriate sounds such as ringing, buzzing, roaring, whistling, hissing, or clicking in one or both ears. The pattern of noise may be continuous, intermittent, pulsing, or in unison with the heartbeat. About 75% of people with tinnitus experience these sounds as a hissing, buzzing, or ringing noise. The remaining 25% experience a musical tone.

Give Somebody Less Fortunate Than Yourself Hear Again!

Hearing aids are very expensive, however you wouldn't imagine that there is a market for second hand hearing age. This is due to the personal nature of hearing aids, it may sound strange to consider buying a second hand hearing aid.

Cochlear Celebration 2007 - San Antonio - Texas - Celebrating the Miracles of the Cochlear Implant

A detailed review of Cochlear Celebration 2007, a recent convention held by Cochlear Corporation, the leading manufacturer of Cochlear Implants, for users of the Nucleus cochlear implant in San Antonio, Texas. The authors participated in the 3 day convention and reports on the informative sessions held for all the attendees. This is a must read for those considering receiving cochlear implants as it provides the real-life perspective and experiences of actual users.

Digital Hearing Aids- Crunching The Numbers

The earliest hearing aids, like standard telephones, employed analog technology. Digital hearing aids are not better than analog hearing aids simply because they are digital; the many features which digital signal processing allows manufacturers to incorporate into their hearing aids are what makes the digital hearing aids so impressive.

Disability Aids Products

As the main purpose of disability aids products is to support the disabled and make them feel independent, these handicap products are technical designed and developed with care to meet the purpose.

A Brief History of Heroin in America

A brief outlook on the introduction of heroin into America. Heroine was first introduced to America in the late 1800's. It wasn't long before America was overwhelmed with users of opiate derivatives.