Products & Gadgets for the Hearing Impaired

Living Well with Hearing Loss A Guide for the Hearing Impaired and Their Families

Explains how to spot the warning signs and deal with the psycho-emotional effects of this condition. Along with complete coverage of physical causes, it offers the hearing-impaired a wide range of corrective aids and preventive methods. Regarding friends and relatives, it provides important communication tips and insights including the latest discoveries in infants and children, social ramifications of hearing loss such as educational roadblocks and requirements. Also features consumer information on hearing devices plus the pros and cons of in-the-ear hearing aids. Contains a General Resource Guide and information on supportive organizations.

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5 Stars A great reference!
I first read this book when my son was diagnosed with hearing loss. Here I found the information that I needed to understand his audiogram. There are many good suggestions for modifications in school. I have used several passages to help my son’s teachers learn about hearing loss. I refer to this book again and again. This book would be helpful for a hearing-impaired adult or for a family member of someone with hearing loss.

2 Stars Not worth the money
This book has very little information in it and leans more towards the touchy feely approach ie how are you going to deal with it, attitudes etc. Unfortunately what I wanted was more precise information on different causes of hearing loss as well as tests used to determine it (as I am going through this right now). I wanted to understand what the doctors were doing and why but this book was a waste of time.

4 Stars A Must Read for Hearing Impaired and their Familes
The author is concise and acurate with information on hearing loss and its ramifications on communication. The book deals in depth with psychosocial aspects of hearing loss and provides useful tips to ease communication friction between individuals with hearing loss and their families. As an individual with a hearing loss, I wish I would have read this years ago. However, as a graduate student in Audiology, the chapter on hearing aids is out of date. A second edition possible?

5 Stars An outstanding guide to hearing loss and its consequences
A hearing-impaired friend recommended this book to to me when my hearing was damaged, and I will be forever grateful. It explains not only how hearing loss occurs, but how it feels. It has helpful graphs that illustrate what people with various types of loss can and cannot hear, and offers excellent advice on coping. The book is concise, which I appreciate. This is not a windy treatise. Anyone who lives with or knows a hearing-impaired person would also greatly benefit from these insights.

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Zephyr Travel Hearing Aid Dryer

Zephyr Travel Hearing Aid Dryer Zephyr’s small size makes it great for taking on the road, but it’s still big on performance. Zephyr is fully automatic, just like its older Dry & Store siblings, and it ships with the Dry-Brik II disposable desiccant, the new standard in moisture absorption. Zephyr operates on an 8-hour cycle, and it also utilizes warm, moving air and a desiccant, proven technology for maximum drying effectiveness. A disposable Dry-Brik desiccant is included with each Zephyr. This custom desiccant contains an aggressive sorbent and also absorbs odors as it dries. Each Dry-Brik has a shelf life of at least one year, unopened. Once the foil label is removed, the Dry-Brik II lasts two (2) months. Zephyr Travel Hearing Aid Dryer Features: Weight: 1 lb, 4 oz (582 g) Dimensions: 3.6″ wide x 5.9″ deep x 2.8″ high (92 mm x 150 mm x 72 mm) Drying Compartment: (Single tray) 3.2″ x 2.6″ x 1″ (80 mm x 65 mm x 24 mm) Positive-latching hinged lid with a drying compartment that will accommodate all types of hearing instruments, including cochlear implant microphones, headpieces, and speech processors (both ear-level and body-worn) Automatic shut off after 8 hours unless the on/off button on the side is pressed Input Power: 100-240 volts AC, 50/60 Hz, 1.0A maximum Output: 24 VDC at 15W maximum Zephyr power supplies are interchangeable with Dry & Store Global and are CE Marked International use with appropriate plug adapter Batteries do not have to be removed from hearing aids before Zephyr use

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Hearing Aid Battery Tester

Hearing Aid Battery Tester Save time and aggravation by quickly determining if your hearing aid battery is good. Built-in battery holder also makes it easy to store extra batteries. Works on all hearing aids. Fits in pocket, purse or on key chain.

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Missed Connections Hard of Hearing in a Hearing World

“Why doesn’t she just open up her ears and listen?” Few physical problems are as poorly understood as hearing loss. In “Missed Connections”, a new kind of self-help book that combines sociological reporting with personal reflection, sociologist Barbara Stenross examines what hearing loss feels like to those who have it and which technologies and strategies can improve communication at home and in public. Based on seven years of research, Stenross’ book tells of how as she sought information and solutions to help her hard-of-hearing father she came to join a community group called Village Self Help for Hard-of-Hearing People.Taking us along to group meetings and into the homes of members, Stenross shows us through the personal accounts of these individuals the exhaustion that comes from constantly straining to listen, the frustration of missing critical comments or the punchlines of jokes, and the pain that hard-of-hearing family members experience when loved ones accuse them of hearing “when they want to.” Full of scenes, dialogues, and conversations, “Missed Connections” also discusses such practical issues as how people with impaired hearing can continue to use the phone, how assistive technologies can help in public and private, why hearing aids can’t always do enough, and how bluffing and silence can hurt more than help.Understanding that when one family member is hard-of-hearing, the whole family can suffer from “missed connections,” Stenross offers in this book a useful family resource with a broad range of practical guidance. With chapters on belonging and acceptance, do’s and don’ts in public, lip-reading, hearing aids, and television, “Missed Connections” will interest a range of readers including deaf and hard-of-hearing people as well as their families, teachers, friends, employers, and counselors healthcare professionals, scholars, and others interested in the experiences of and solutions for disability and hearing loss. Author note: Barbara Stenross teaches sociology and serves as Assistant Dean of the General College at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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5 Stars Very Helpful Book
I think this is one of the best books on the market for understanding people that are hard-of-hearing. I is easily read, and very complete. I think everyone who works along side a HOH person should read it. It explains what we hear and what we don’t. I really liked the two charts that were included. It helped me to show my boss and co-workers just where my hearing level is and what sounds I don’t hear. Anyone that lives or works with someone that is either hard-of-hearing or deaf should read this book. I would sure help us if others understood what they could do to make comucation easier for us.

5 Stars Good Basic Book
My Dad is hard of hearing so I was looking for a book that would inform me about it. This book has information about how to talk to a deaf person (slowly, facing them, light on face) as well as all the technology options available at the time.

5 Stars Fine Probe Into Hearing Loss and Deaf World
Having grown up in a deaf home, this sociology professor takes on this cultural area for her research, and finds much that she passes on in this well written book.

Especially productive in reading this is the insights given about the differences in hearing aids, with their telecoils and zoom features and the audio coil systems, etc. There is plethora of fine discussion of other technologies that assist the hearing impaired and their families and social contacts.

Since communication is critical to us humans, missed connections is a terrible thing to live with, and this fine work provides many helpful discussions and suggestions on overcoming or minimalizing them.

There are absolutely some awesome things to be grasped from this book: Helen Keller said that rather be blind than deaf; the almost impossibility of proficient lipreading or speechreading; the pingpong paddles signal system to either speak up, or that’s good.

This is great resource to be turned to and recommended.

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Hear More 24k Gold Plated Hearing Aid Batteries by Rayovac Size 13 40 Batteries 5 8 pks

From Rayovac, the worlds leading manufacturer of zinc air batteries, comes the gold standard in hearing aid batteries. In order to operate effectively, your hearing aid needs a consistent supply of power. Even the slightest variance in a batterys quality or performance may affect your hearing aids operation. Literally the gold standard, Hear-More 24k Gold-Plated Batteries by Rayovac are designed to help ensure that your hearing aid performs at its best possible level, giving you the best possible hearing experience. These pure gold-plated batteries provide superior performance by ensuring the best electrical contact and help in determining the proper insertion of the battery into your hearing aid every time you change your battery. These are the worlds longest lasting batteries - improved with up to 17 percent more power and four times the reliability. Your hearing aid is your communication link to the world of sound. Why settle for less? Box of 40 Premium Gold-Plated Batteries (5 8-pks). Replaces: 13A, R13ZA, 13AE, 13HPX, DA13, AC13E, B26PA, ME8Z

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