Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at
6:58 pm
A couple years ago i went and got this test done that checked for nerve damage in my ears. They found nerve damage in my left ear. My mom notice something was wrong when i was a baby. But they didn’t know all of this. I have deafness. It is mild to moderate hearing loss, 40 to 50 db loss. db=decibels.
brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) test – can diagnose hearing ability and can indicate the presence of brain stem tumors and multiple sclerosis. Electrodes are placed on the scalp and earlobes. Auditory stimuli, such as clicking noises and tones, are delivered to one ear.
That is the testing i had done.
I wear a hearing aid for my left ear.
Also i am 21 years old.
I also have mild mental retardation,deafness,communication disorder,adhd,sensory issues.
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at
7:06 pm
My 3.5 year son has been detected with a moderate hearing loss. Doctor says it is a mixed loss. He has fluid in the middle ear. We have started ENT Treatment for middle ear infection. My query is that after the middle ear infection is resolved, will there be an improvement in the degree of the loss.Will my child still need hearing aid for speech development? Will the usage of aids be temporary or permanent? Please help.
Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at
7:07 pm
I just went to the doctor and they said I have moderate hearing loss in both ears. They also say I may need a hearing aid in one ear. They didn’t seem concerned about disqualification from nursing, but I was rejected from the Border Patrol and struggled with the the Philadelphia Police Department over it. I just don’t want to lose yet another opportunity for something that is not debilitating in any way to me.
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at
6:54 pm
I want a hearing aid which really works for a profound hearing loss no matter how expensive it is. please help me.
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 at
8:29 pm
People who suffer from hearing loss have been helped with hearing aids for a long time. Basically how a hearing aid works is by using tiny microphones to take soft sounds and amplify them louder. The device works be taking sound and transforms it to a digital signal, then it would take that data and send it to a speaker were it is once again turned back into sound.
When setting up these microphones one has to take into account how much hearing loss a person has and the type of lifestyle that they lead. For example if you are a person who is around noises of high frequency, or if you live in a quiet type of environment then that is how the microphones need to be set so that you can hear the types of sounds for your lifestyle .
Audiologists would need to ask these questions to be able to set up your hearing aid properly. The technology in a hearing aid basically breaks down to 3 basic types of signals that the hearing aid would receive and convert.
The first would be a analog hearing aid which is the least expensive of the three. The analog hearing aid would have the volume and other requirements set by the audiologist. They would then send in the settings to the factory and a custom hearing aid would be made for you. It would come with a control for you to set the amplification or it would be set automatically.
Analog programmable is also a type of circuitry that can be used. This type of circuitry would be programmed by a computer, this works much greater than the analog hearing aids. This system uses sound that is captured and set into different programs for a diverse set of listening conditions. A remote control can be used by a person to pick which program would work best in any given situation.
The most advanced of the hearing aids which are also the most expensive are the digital programmable ones. They use a circuitry that is called Digital Sound Processing or DSP for short. The hearing aid uses a small chip which would analyze and process all the sound data produced before it gets amplified into your ear.
The chip works by taking billions of digital codes that are numbered, then classifying all the sounds so to give them a correct setting. This data is then changed into sound which is then sent into the ear. This hearing aid has the ability to detect feedback by using it’s frequencies to identify and eliminate it. What makes these hearing aids so nice is that all the adjustments are made automatically with little done by the person who wears it.
Today hearing aids are so much better than they were years ago. The person who suffers from hearing loss now has so many options to choose from. So if you ever ask yourself, “what makes this hearing aid work” your answer would be technology
Hearing Aids come in all shapes and sizes
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Hearing Aids
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 at
8:21 pm
People who are not hard of hearing do not understand the challenges a person faces when faced with having to purchase a hearing aid. But what can help you get past the attitude barriers that other people have is to purchase the best hearing aid. Doing this can really help by getting your hearing the most accurate and also helps with communication.
The last thing in the world you need is for people to make fun of you because you wear a hearing aid and if you don’t wear one you have trouble interpreting what people are saying when they speak to you. This of course can be especially hard on children.
A hearing aid can really help a child who has a hearing disorder by making there everyday life less stressful.
Lip reading and sign language are very important tools that can help hearing impaired but not everyone with a hearing loss has learned how to use these tools.
Before you go out a buy a hearing aid there are things you must consider first. How much hearing loss you suffer from, is the hearing loss in one ear or in both and how much loss is there in each ear, what is the coat for the best hearing aid, what are the service charges for your equipment and batteries. What is your type of lifestyle and what type of testing is needed to determine what type of hearing aid you will probably need.
If it is a child and you are the parent, a hearing test by the school nurse would not be acceptable in determining the extent of your child’s hearing loss. Today children have a lot more choices for the best hearing aids that are more attractive and are created just for them.
The progress of there hearing loss can be greatly effected by the quality of the hearing aid that you purchase. Most people have heard about the Miracle Ear. But there are quit a few other companies that make a quality hearing aid such as Beltone, Siemsns, Starkey, Rexton, Sonic Inovations, Phonak, Unitron, Widex and Sebotek.
You would be surprised at the amount of people today that wear the best hearing aids. When you think about who needs a hearing aid your first thought is an elderly person, but the truth is hearing loss can come to any person at any age.
A hearing aid can fit easily in the ear canal
Hearing Aids
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at
12:18 am
Behind the ear hearing aids are the most popular hearing devices. An ear mold is constructed that will fit in the ear canal, then it has a small tube that goes from the hearing aid back to the ear mold. They call this tubing the tone hook.
This hearing aid complete with volume and on off control and a compartment to store the battery. A microphone sits on top of the hearing aid. The sound is picked up and sent through the tubing to the ear mold that is fitted for your ear.
Behind the ear hearing aids are the most popular with children. One of the main reasons for using this type of hearing aid is because it is a lot less delicate than other hearing aids. This hearing aid also has large controls, which makes it easy for a child to use it.
Behind the ear hearing aids are a little larger than the ones that are worn in the ear. This means it needs a larger battery, which makes more power, and a greater amplification.
Another great feature of the behind the ear hearing aid is it not only easy for a child to use but for anyone who has arthritis or any other problem that can effect the use of there fingers and hands.
The large controls makes operating it much easier, and also this hearing aid’s circuitry can be analog or digital which ever a person prefers.
Behind the ear hearing aids are popular with children and adults who suffer from hearing loss
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