Since my time as an audiologist and training within the hearing industry, “hearing aids” have only ever been known as hearing technology that is provided by an audiologist after an audiological evaluation. However, in recent industry news, proposed regulations around...
Jacobs Audiology has always stayed at the forefront of hearing treatment, and we are excited about this latest development in hearing innovation from GN Hearing. GN has created a new model of rechargeable, prescription hearing aid called Custom made by ReSound. This...
In Biden’s recent executive order, he shared that “hearing aids are so expensive that only 14% of approximately 48 million Americans with hearing loss use them.” As a result, he will “Direct HHS to consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing...
I have been an audiologist for over 28 years and have seen hearing aid technology change dramatically. Today’s devices are clearer, perform better in noise, and are more discreet than ever. It seems incredible that despite these steps forward, there are still an...
There are so many technological breakthroughs every day that it can be hard to keep up with all of them. A recent development by Android is one that those who are hard of hearing absolutely need to know about because it could be of great use to them, even possibly...
'What you don't know can't hurt you' is a saying that is more repeated than it is true. We can be hurt by things we don't know. If we have no idea where our money goes every month, that can hurt our financial bottom line. If we don't know where our kids are or what...
With so many people incorrectly believing that the solution to a hearing loss is a set of hearing aids, we regularly receive phone calls from people asking if we can price match Costco. The Problem Is, It’s Not An Apples vs. Apples Comparison Whereas Costco sells...
Often, we have no idea how much we rely on visual cues to understand what's being said. It's true of the deaf as well as the hard of hearing. Since face masks have become mandatory in most places, a new challenge has arisen for the hard of hearing community. It has...