Category: Consumer electronics for hearing loss

Development of the TTY – Part III

Robert Traynor Acoustic Coupler / Audiology / Consumer electronics for hearing loss / Deafness / Deafness and Politics / Famous Deaf individuals / Famous Deaf Inventors / Famous Deaf Scientists / Famous Inventors / Father of Telephone Communication for the Deaf / Hearing Devices / Telephone use / Telephone use by the Deaf / TTY

Welcome to Hearing International’s third component of the development of the TTY.  In parts 1 and 2 we learned that the inventor of the TTY, Robert H. Weitbrecht; a deaf orthodontist from Pasadena, James C. Marsters, and Andrew Saks, a deaf engineer and heir to Saks 5th Avenue, met at an A.G. Bell Convention in Salt Lake City in…

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Directed Audio: New Technology for Mild Hearing Loss

Robert Traynor 1 Comment Audiology / Consumer electronics for hearing loss / Deafness / Differences in hearing / Directed Audio / Directional HEaring / HEaring Aid Stigma / Hearing aids / Hearing Devices / Hearing healthcare / Hearing impairment / Hearing loss / Hearing Loss Cures / Hearing Loss in the Elderly / New products for the hearing impaired / NEw Technology for the Hearing Impaired / Research in Hearing / Stigma and Hearing Aids / Television new technology / Television soundbars / Television speakers / television speakersystems / Television Ultrasound / Ultrasonic hearing

The Newest in Hearing Technology IS NOT a Hearing Aid! People with hearing loss are not alone.  They are among 32 million Americans and 360 million individuals worldwide with hearing loss.  Roughly 1/3 of individuals over age 65 have a significant hearing impairment, making hearing loss the third most common chronic condition among older Americans.On…

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