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What is the Roger Pen, and how can it help me hear better?

I had a recent fitting of  Roger Pen that I want to share.  The patient is well into her 90s, with a moderate to severe flat loss and poor word...

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How do I remove earwax?

In ideal situations, the ear canal should not need to be cleaned as cerumen (earwax) acts as a self cleaning and lubricating agent in the healthy...

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What are the differences between the Resound Linx2 9 and Costco Cala 8?

I am not familiar with the Cala - or any other Costco-brand hearing aids, but it's my understanding that many of the products being sold through...

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What is ReSound Cala?

The Resound Cala is currently on sale at Costco, and looks to be the newest product offering from Resound (superseding the previous...

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What can cause a hearing aid, such as the Phonak Virto v90, to raise and lower volume randomly while watching TV?

Most new hearing aid technology now features automatic analysis of your listening environment to react to background noise and take measures when...

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Where are hearing aids manufactured?

It depends on the manufacturer.  Starkey, for example, is an American-based company that manufactures their devices in the United States.  Oticon,...

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What is sensorineural hearing loss?

Sensorineural hearing loss is a reduced sensitivity to sound from damage, malfunction, or malformation in the sensory and/or neural auditory...

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What's the difference between an audiologist and a hearing instrument specialist?

The primary differences between an audiologist and a hearing instrument specialist (or "dispensers") is their level of training and scope of...

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Are there any differences between normal Phonak hearing aids and the Phonak hearing aids sold at Costco, in terms of quality and performance?

The Phoank Brio is the line available at Costco. The new Audeo models (Vs) run on a newer/faster computer chip and therefore give better sound...

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Does Medicare cover hearing aids?

As of March, 2016, Medicare does not cover hearing aids, nor does Medicare cover hearing tests done solely for the purposes of hearing aid...

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