http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/HearingAids-GeneralInfo/index.php http://www.HearingEd.com/rss/HearingAids-GeneralInfoArticles.xml Hearing Aids - General Info from Hearing Education Please keep the following in mind when dealing with your hearing aid batteries: Kids find the small objects to be tempting and have been known to swallow them. If hearing aid batteries are swallowed, immediately notify a doctor and/or call the National Button Battery Hotline at (202) 625-3333. (T Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:50:03 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/18.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/18.php A hearing aid is an electronic, battery-operated device that amplifies and changes sound to allow for improved communication. Hearing aids receive sound through a microphone, which then converts the sound waves to electrical signals. The amplifier increases the loudness of the signals and then sends Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:50:03 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/36.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/36.php So many people today have to deal with the fact that they are loosing their hearing. Loss of hearing is what makes it difficult to communicate and function on a daily basis with the outside world. The sounds of the world are what make life interesting and fun. Many people think that when they can no Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:50:03 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/45.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/45.php The word digital is becoming more and more popular today and is being associated with just about everything. The digital world is taking over and making life a lot easier for people to function. A digital hearing aid is one of the new and improved forms of technology that the public can count on to Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:50:03 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/55.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/55.php At the outset of this article I must state that I am a hearing person. I have no qualifications in deaf culture. The aim of this article is to broaden cultural understanding of deafness and break down some of the myths about deafness. Myth One Deaf people cannot talk. Fact: - Deaf people can talk. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:50:03 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/64.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/64.php Hearing impairment is one of the most common ailments in the United States. Near about 30 million American citizens are affected with hearing impairment. 2% children are affected with hearing impairment below the age of 18 and this percentage increases with age. To over come hearing impairment digit Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:49:53 -0700 http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/13.php http://www.HearingEd.com/HearingInfo/13.php Everything here is © Hearing Education, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.