There are many questions when trying to decide if you should use rechargeable hearing aid technology. The article below addresses your questions. What are the benefits of a rechargeable hearing aid vs. hearing aids with disposable batteries? First, it is important to learn how disposable hearing aid batteries work. Traditionally hearing aid batteries were made… Read more »
Have you ever felt hard of hearing after a night at a concert? Do you have hearing loss after years of working in a noisy environment? Did a sudden loud noise make you lose your ability to hear out of one or two ears? If so, you may have Noise-induced hearing loss. According to the National… Read more »
In our last post, we talked about noise floor, which is the hissing sound that all electronic amplification systems make. The lower the noise floor, the easier it is for you to hear softer sounds. And at 5 dB (virtually inaudible to humans) Widex hearing aids have the lowest noise floor in the industry,… Read more »
A lot of people ask us why they should spend extra for top-quality hearing aids such as Widex. This question might best be answered by the sad story of a banjo player in a bluegrass band, who talked about the low-cost hearing aids he had purchased. “It’s been a complete disaster,” he said. “When we… Read more »
Do you have friends who can get up early and stay up late day after day without getting tired while at the same time, a single day of work or a three-hour meeting leaves you feeling worn out? If this sounds familiar, you may be suffering from what is known as listening fatigue. What few… Read more »
Most people would agree that keeping yourself healthy is incredibly important in order to experience life to the fullest. Fundamental things such as; eating right, exercising 3-4 times per week, getting plenty of sleep, and drinking water are all widely recognized key components of both physical and mental health. When all of these things are… Read more »
Someone once said, “It’s the little things in life that count.” While this expression was probably intended to describe experiences such as stopping to smell a rose bush, or taking in a coastal sunset, in the case of hearing aids, it can also be applied to batteries. Certainly hearing aid batteries aren’t as romantic as… Read more »
Some people want to stand out. Though it is definitely the vast minority, there are individuals who don’t mind drawing attention to themselves in a crowd. And not only do they have no fear of being noticed, they may actually go out of their way to do so. It may be an unusual haircut, a… Read more »
When you invest money, whether it is in a particular company or a choice piece of real estate, you do so with both the hope and the expectation that your investment will bring you a future return. In fact, one definition of “investment” is, A thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable… Read more »
It’s not uncommon for someone who has suffered a major stroke to be left with paralysis on one side of their body. But none of us would have the audacity to say to that person, “Why can’t you function normally? After all, half of your body still works just fine.” We may chuckle a bit… Read more »
