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← Older posts Newer posts →Solar powered hearing aid made in Africa
July 15, 2009A hearing aid manufacturing company located in Botswana Africa has developed a hearing aid that is solar powered and can deal with the extreme elements of the Sahara desert. Godisa technologies is the only hearing aid manufacturer in Africa and …
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July 12, 2009Unlike the world of glasses and other health related technologies, Hearing Aid parts are often made from scratch by the manufacturers. This causes two problems for people who use hearing aids. One, the creation of parts from scratch prevents hearing …
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July 7, 2009For some reason, people postpone getting needed hearing aids for an average of five years. This simply has to be cut down. If you need a hearing aid, get one. It will improve your life and the lives of people …
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July 5, 2009Happy Birthday America, I hope it was a good one. We had wonderful weather in Seattle. As we all know, Fireworks are a key part to the celebration of the fourth of July and New Years. The challenge is that …
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June 30, 2009Rest assured, the FDA is policing the companies that manufacture hearing aids. This is very good to know. Makers of hearing aids need to know that they are being monitored and held to a very high standard. These are expensive …
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June 27, 2009Can anyone shed some light on buying and selling used hearing aids? Is there a strong market out there? Certainly the idea of saving some money by not having to buy an expensive new hearing aid is appealing but it …
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June 24, 2009One of the key factors that drives the cost of hearing aids so high is that each hearing aid has to be programmed to the individual. Everyone has slightly different needs and hearing damage. So in an effort to cut …
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June 22, 2009I need some help here. The topic I am about to write about feels a bit charged and I want to handle it properly. The topic is the creation of devices designed at women to ‘hide’ hearing aids. To me, …
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June 20, 2009Every once in a while it is helpful to go over a quick recap of the basics of hearing aids. How they work and the various kinds that exist All hearing aids involve some form of a microphone that brings …
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June 17, 2009Based on an article written a few years ago, there is a horribly long wait for hearing aids in England. The wait can be as long as four years for patients who qualify. The BSHAA has learned that over a …
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