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Oticon ends online hearing aid sales

Nov 16th, 2007 | By Steve | Category: Buying, Information

Oticon’s new distribution guidelines state that they will only supply their products to distributors who directly fit and sell Oticon products to end-users through face-to-face in-person consultations. These new guidelines effectively bring an end to customers being able to buy Oticon products via the Internet, mail order or catalogues.
In a press release, The American Academy [...]



Amplifon gives free one-month trial

Nov 14th, 2007 | By Steve | Category: Industry, Information

Amplifon is a hearing aid vendor. They have outlets in the USA, UK and across mainland Europe.
I noticed on their UK site that they are offering a free one-month trial on all hearing aids. That means: you get to try out a new pair of aids for one month without paying out a penny; you [...]



Hearing aid batteries at Microbattery.com

Nov 7th, 2007 | By Steve | Category: Buying, Information

Microbattery.com offer a wide range of hearing aid batteries at good prices.
Their front page has a handy little section that lets you pick the battery you need based on its colour or size code. They are stocking batteries from: Rayovac, Panasonic, Energizer, ZeniPower, Duracell, PowerOne, Renata, Sony and iCellTech.
Well worth a look if you need [...]



Conductive and Sensorineural hearing loss

Oct 25th, 2007 | By Steve | Category: Information

There are many possible causes of hearing loss. These can be divided into two basic types: conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.Conductive hearing loss is caused by anything that interferes with the transmission of sound from the outer to the inner ear. Below are some possible causes of conductive hearing loss.

Middle ear infections (otitis media).
Collection of [...]



LACE: Teach yourself to listen

Sep 21st, 2007 | By Steve | Category: Information, Living with hearing aids

LACE (Listening and Communication Enhancement) is computer software that helps you to improve your listening and vocal comprehension skills.
Hearingaids help you hear, but they don’t help you to listen. This is where LACE comes in. The software runs on Windows and Mac and offers a number of listening tests to train your brain to better [...]