Hearing Aids

What is a CROS aid? Contralateral Routing of Signal or more commonly CROS aids are designed for single sided deafness. If there is a profound hearing loss in one ear that cannot be helped by a traditional hearing aid a CROS aid can be considered. A...

The Streamer Pro has some new and exciting features. Similar to the previous model the streamer pro can be used with cell phones, land line phones, television, tablets, music devices and computers. The Streamer Pro in addition has a telecoil enabling users to utilize loop systems in public places and...

Oticon has launched a new hearing - Alta The new Oticon Alta can provide a personalised listening experience.  Alta has all the great features of the previous Oticon Agil and some new features as well. The new Alta has features such as Speech Guard, Spatial Sound, Directionality,...

Hearing loss has the potential to affect work and personal life. For doctors, nurses, veterinarians or other health care workers being able to hear through a stethoscope is crucial. They need to be able to hear important heart, bowel or lung sounds to be able...

Most people with untreated hearing loss can tell you that a long day of meetings, social events, and interactions can leave them feeling tired and worn out. Not only do they feel tired at the end of the day, but their hearing may actually be...

With so many cell phone out there today it is important to know which features will work best with your hearing aids.    Cell phones are tested on how they work with hearing aids in relation to static, interference and how they work with a hearing aid...

Hearing Institute was thrilled to provide information for the staff of HomeInstead Senior Care. Thanks for being such an enthusiastic audience! HomeInstead2012...

Hearing aids are designed to provide clear speech  and improve communication. Both musicians and music lovers with hearing loss can enjoy music while wearing hearing aids. Audiologists can manipulate the settings of the hearing aid to improve music listening and many hearing aids have special music...

  In part 1 of this two part series, we discussed the benefits of two hearing aids when both ears have hearing loss. In general, it is advised for many reasons (outlined in Part 1) to strongly consider wearing two hearing aids. However, there are a few...

You’ve just been diagnosed with hearing loss in both ears, and the audiologist has recommended two hearing aids to improve your ability to communicate. However, a common lingering thought that pops up is: “do I really need two hearing aids?” There are many reasons why audiologists...