Imagine waking up one morning only to realize that your hearing has suddenly and drastically changed for the worse for no apparent reason? Although this is a rare occurrence, it is a scary possibility that affects approximately one in every 5,000 people each year. In...
We are thrilled to have Beth Conrod working again with the Hearing Institute Atlantic family. Folks will remember Beth's smiling face and wonderful personality when she was working at our Bedford clinic. An Audiologist graduate from Western University, Beth looks forward to welcoming new and...
What is Frequency Shifting? Some hearing aids have a feature described as frequency shifting or frequency lowering. When hearing loss in the high pitch region is severe to profound, it can be difficult to provide adequate amplification to those pitches. With frequency shifting or frequency lowering,...
What are Directional Microphones Directional microphones are used in virtually all current hearing aid models to prevent some background noise from entering the hearing device, depending on the location and volume of the "noise" versus the desirable signal (e.g. speech). On a basic level, there are...
What is the Tinnitus Manager? For many individuals with hearing loss (and some without), they also have to cope with tinnitus. Tinnitus is the presence of a sound in the head/ears (e.g. ringing, buzzing, etc) that is not present in the environment. This can cause a degree of annoyance,...
What is it? Hearing aid manufacturers are now able to control a peak in the frequency response when wind noise is present blowing over the microphone. This feature has evolved to the point that the wind noise can now be reduced without diminishing the quality of...
What is Transient Noise Reduction? We've already discussed digital noise reduction, which helps reduce ongoing, droning-type noises such as fans. However, the digital noise reduciton system is not fast enough to handle certain transient sounds. For example, if someone drops a fork on the floor, that...
What is it? With data-logging, the hearing aids actually record how you use the hearing aids (e.g. volume control adjustments, duration of daily use), and the different listening environments in which you are exposed on an everyday basis. This provides your audiologist with objective data to further customize...
What is Bluetooth Compatibliity? This technology uses a Bluetooth or wireless streaming device (either worn around the neck or kept in the pocket) to receive sound from Bluetooth transmitters and send the sound to the hearing aids. For example, the streaming device will pick up the...
