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,...
2 Air Miles reward miles on every package of hearing aid batteries 1 Air Mile reward mile on any hearing aid cleaning product - ie. Audio Wipes 25 Air Miles reward miles for every client referral - We consider the referral of friends and families to be...
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...
What is it? Hearing aids are equipped with lots of signal processing designed to manipulate the signal to maximize speech perception for the individual with hearing impairment. However, some of those technologies designed to help the listener process speech clearly can negatively affect music, live theatre, and...
