Hearing Aids 1000 » siemens http://www.hearingaids1000.com Just another WordPress site Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:52:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Digital Hearing Aids are hear to stay – good? http://www.hearingaids1000.com/blog/digital-hearing-aids-are-hear-to-stay-good.shtml http://www.hearingaids1000.com/blog/digital-hearing-aids-are-hear-to-stay-good.shtml#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:51:33 +0000 Jason http://hearingaids1000.com/blog/?p=60 Many advances in technology happen rather fast and are simply taken for granted as a good move. Think of all the different products you have used to play music. Depending on your age, you may have used vinly record palyers, 8 tracks, tape players, CDs, mp3s and more. What is next. Each new technology is positioned as better than  the last but clearly this is not always true. In this entry we look at the prolifiration of digital hearing aids. With over 30 companies currently making digital hearing aids, there is no doubt that they are the default choice – but are the better than analog hearing aids?

It is important to note that the current rise of digital hearing aids is not the first pass that they have attempted on the market. In the mid 1980′s two manufacturers introduced digital hearing aids. They flopped due to bulky design and poor battery life.

Twelve years later another two companies brought them back with better design and battery life. They have since proliferated. Are we better off?

Digital hearing aids allow for digital feedback and noise reduction as well as gain processing. These are advantages that analog hearing aids simply can’t offer. There are a number of closely related advantages that revolve around sound processing that digital offers.

The question I would love to get some feedback on is ‘what actually sound better’ digital or analog. To me a nice vinly record sounds better than a CD – does this hold true for hearing aids? Please let me know if you have experience with both!

]]> http://www.hearingaids1000.com/blog/digital-hearing-aids-are-hear-to-stay-good.shtml/feed 0 Don't Hide Your Hearing Aid! http://www.hearingaids1000.com/blog/dont-hide-your-hearing-aid.shtml http://www.hearingaids1000.com/blog/dont-hide-your-hearing-aid.shtml#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:52:26 +0000 Jason http://hearingaids1000.com/blog/?p=54 A very cool new initiative is being announced in the world of hearing aids, instead of hiding them, people are choosing to make them an accessory. Millions of baby boomers are coming of age and these people have hurt their hearing at Nascar, rock concerts and more. These people are hip and not afraid to show their personality. These people are using hearing aids that don’t blend in with flesh colors, they are using exciting colors and designs that draw attention to their hearing aids.

This is a beautiful revolution. Hearing aids are nothing to be ashamed of or hidden. The Siemens corporation is making the Vibe hearing aid that is leading the way in this new “be proud” hearing aid movement.

The great thing is that there are real role models in this movement. Bob Wier of the Grateful Dead is wearing a hearing aid in the Vivatone ads recently.

Another feature adding to the hipness of the new hearing aids is that they can be used as phones, ipod devices and more. Don’t think of these hearing aids as old devices for old people. These are cool products that can do many things around sound amplification.

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