Category: Cardinal Hearing
Cardinal Hearing
Ask Your Local Audiologist: Can I connect my hearing aids to my TV?
Question: Can I connect my hearing aids to my TV?
Answer: Most patients have the option of purchasing a TV streamer. A TV streamer plugs...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: What hearing aid manufacturer is the best?
Question: What hearing aid manufacturer is the best?
Answer: With hearing aid advancements moving as quickly as computers advance, most hearing aid manufacturers make a...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: Can anyone get a cochlear implant?
Question: Can anyone get a cochlear implant?
Answer: No, a cochlear implant is not an appropriate treatment for every hearing loss. Cochlear implantation is considered...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: How long do hearing aids last?
Question: How long do hearing aids last?
Answer: In general, hearing aids last approximately five to seven years. It is important to complete regular maintenance...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: How often should I clean my hearing aids?
Question: How often should I clean my hearing aids?
Answer: I recommend my patients wipe off their hearing aids daily or weekly, depending on the...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: Is the buzzing in my ears considered tinnitus even though it is not a ringing sound?
Question: Is the buzzing in my ears considered tinnitus even though it is not a ringing sound?
Answer: Tinnitus comes in many different forms. Though...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: How can you hear music through the new smart sunglasses?
Question: How can you hear music through the new smart sunglasses?
Answer: Technology companies have incorporated bone conduction into sunglasses as a new wireless audio...
Cardinal Hearing
Ask Your Local Audiologist: What if I lose my hearing aid?
Question: What if I lose my hearing aid?
Answer: A patient came in wondering what he would do if he lost his hearing aid. This...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: What is a looping system?
Question: What is a looping system?
Answer: A hearing loop is an assistive listening system that can be accessed using a telecoil. Looping systems are...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: What is a telecoil and how can I use it?
Question: What is a telecoil and how can I use it?
Answer: A telecoil is a coil of wire located in some hearing aids. In...
Cardinal Hearing
Ask Your Local Audiologist: How often should I have my hearing checked?
Question: How often should I have my hearing checked?
Answer: If you are 60 years of age or older, it is recommended to have a...
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Ask Your Local Audiologist: Why do some people wear devices behind their ear while others wear only a device in their ear?
Question: Why do some people wear devices behind their ear while others wear only a device in their ear?
Answer: The style of a hearing...
