Thoughts

Now that’s an open fit hearing aid!

Mar 8th, 2010 | By Steve | Category: Thoughts

This is a mock-up from Designaffairs Studio. Can’t imagine ever wearing one of these – “Yes, sir, this hearing aid is state of the art, to wear it we simply need to stretch your ear lobe slowly over six months until it is dangling around your mouth”. Me: “uh… the behind the ear model will [...]



Would you like to write for this website?

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By Steve | Category: Thoughts

How do you fancy getting something published on this site?
Over the years many people have left some great comments on here, there’s been some great discussions. A lot of people have taken the time to leave comments about subjects that they care about.
I get a lot of emails as well – from people who are [...]



Win a year’s supply of hearing aid batteries

Jan 18th, 2010 | By Steve | Category: Thoughts

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED!
 
Enter this great hearing aid battery giveaway and don’t spend another penny on powering your ears for a whole year!
All you have to do for you chance to win is leave a comment below and tell me the following:

How long have you been wearing hearing aids?
What type do you wear?

Yeah, it’s [...]



Hearing loss: there’s an app for that

Jan 10th, 2010 | By Steve | Category: Thoughts

The iPod Touch and the iPhone have an app for everything it seems. There’s apps for using Twitter, tracking stocks, playing games, creating new recipes and making sure you don’t burn them, learning French, the list goes on and on.
When is someone going to build a hearing aid app?
An app that turns an iPod into [...]



Buying a hearing aid like buying a TV?

Jan 6th, 2010 | By Steve | Category: Thoughts

Should buying a hearing aid be like buying a TV or buying a pair of glasses?
When you buy a new TV you can go into your local electronic store and try out a bunch of different models and pick the one you like. You get hands-on with the TV before you part with your money [...]