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The Phonak Nano

Hot off the press is the Phonak Nano.  The Nano is Phonak’s smallest custom hearing aid.  It’s available in two levels of technology- the Phonak Ambra Nano (high end) and the Phonak Solana Nano (mid level).  Comparable to Starkey’s SoundLens, the Phonak Nano rests deeply in the ear canal (deeper

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October is National Protect Your Hearing Month

Did you know that noise induced hearing loss is the most common cause of hearing loss?  Hearing loss can be caused by one extremely loud impact sound (possibly a gun firing) or by listening to continued loud sounds or noise for a long period of time (perhaps machinery running most

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Siemens Aquaris Hearing Aid

Siemens recently released its newest hearing aid: the Siemens Aquaris.  Following the industry trend of making hearing aids more durable, the Aquaris is the first certified “waterproof hearing aid” on the market.  It passed the IP57 certification meaning it can be submerged in up to 3 feet of water for

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The Oticon Intiga

This month Oticon launched their smallest receiver in the ear (RITE) style hearing aid- the Oticon Intiga.  The Oticon Intiga houses the smallest hearing aid battery available, size 10A (yellow), keeping this hearing aid quite sleek and discreet looking.  There are no controls or program buttons on the Intiga. This

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TV Ears

Introducing the Doctor recommended TV Ears Wireless Headset! TV Ears is a new way to enjoy listening to the television at your own level without disturbing others. While the TV Ears are in use, the television volume can be lowered, or even muted, without affecting the TV Ears volume – making it convenient

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South African Horn Poses Hearing Damage Risk to World Cup Fans

At the 2010 World Cup, the South African football fans’ instrument of choice was the vuvuzela horn, which caused controversy before the World Cup even began. The horn concerned authorities, because their excessive volume could have prevented people from hearing important announcements, for example if one of the stadiums had needed to

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iSolate™ nanotech

The temperature and humidity levels in our ear canals can be problematic, often creating an environment for bad bacteria as well as an undesirable environment for hearing instruments. Since we do not have the ability to control these humidity levels in our ears, anything placed into our ears needs to be able to

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Cleaning A Slim Tube BTE Hearing Aid

Transcript: So, to clean a Slim Tube BTE like this one, this is a ReSound Air, you need to use a very small wire. This wire should have come with your hearing aid – if it didn’t talk to your Audiologist. It doesn’t take much wax to plug up this

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