Hearing Aid Advice

In this article, we’ll discuss how you can support a loved one who may have hearing loss, and what steps can be taken to improve their quality of life.

The two million people in the UK who wear hearing aids can still face challenges understanding speech in public places. What if I told you that a decades-old, widely available technology could remove all the background noise from the church and make the words of the minister immediately clearer? This is what’s possible with a telecoil.

Open fit hearing aids are simply the smaller or 'mini' Behind-the-Ear (BTE) and Receiver-in-the-Ear (RIC) hearing aid styles that that are fitted with an open-style dome. Although popular they are not the right for everyone and it's important to know if they are right for you. In this article, we briefly go through the pros and cons of this type of hearing aid, the sound experienced, as well as comparing an open fit to a closed one.

Hearing aids and earbuds are two very different devices that are designed to serve very different purposes. In this article, we will explore the differences between hearing aids and earbuds, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each.

If you have hearing loss, chances are you will have difficulty hearing in background noise. This article discusses the extra options and features hearing aids can offer to tackle background noise.

There are various technologies and hearing devices for the deaf. For example cochlear implants, visual alert systems, FM systems, loop systems, accessible telephones and videophones. Plus, you'd be surprised to know that digital hearing aids can really help deaf people's understanding of the world around them.