Many features are available on modern hearing aids. These can include directional microphones, automatic volume control, suppression of acoustic squeals, and more new features are being introduced all the time. When you pick out your hearing aid, the salesperson will help you determine which features you need.
An in-the-canal hearing aid fits partly into your ear canal. It doesn’t go in as far as the completely-in-the-canal hearing aid, but it is custom-molded to your ear and is less visible than some of the larger models.
Satirist Stephen Colbert, who is scheduled to succeed David Letterman as host of the “Late Night” show, was diagnosed with a tumor in his ear canal as a child. The eardrum was removed in the surgery, leaving Colbert deaf in his right ear.
With conductive hearing loss, the inner ear works properly but something is keeping sound from passing through the outer/middle ear to the inner ear. A hearing aid can help considerably with this type of hearing loss.
Did you know that studies show men are twice as likely to develop hearing loss as women? This is especially true for men between the ages of 20-69. About 36 million Americans have some type of hearing impairment: 60 percent of those are men.
Wondering if you might be experiencing hearing loss? Some common warning signs are people around you complaining that the TV or radio is turned up too loud, thinking that people talking to you are mumbling, or frequently having to ask people to repeat themselves.
