Category: Directional Mic

The First Wearable Digital Hearing Aid – History, Part 2

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Design Considerations Involved in Going From Analog to Digital Technology     Last week’s post provided background on how the first wearable digital hearing aid was developed.  This post will continue this historical highlight leading to one of the most disruptive developments related to hearing aid technology – the digital hearing aid.  Specifically, this post…

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User-Adjustable Hearing Aid Volume Control

Wayne Staab 3 Comments Behind-the-Ear / Custom Earmold / Dan Schumaier / digital hearing aids / Directional Mic / Ear Technology Inc. / Hearing / Hearing aid / hearing aid volume control / Hearing aids / Hearing instrument / hearing loops / listening in noise / listening in quiet / Smart Phone / Telecoil / user-adjustable hearing aid volume control / user-adjustable volume control

The last two posts have provided information about the reasons for the disappearing volume control on hearing aids, and on research studies that have investigated consumer desires for such a control. It appears that close to 35% of those who wear hearing aids wish they had some kind of user-adjustable hearing aid volume control. Comments…

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