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How to talk about hearing aid costs?

1 March 2018 | | Audiology, clinician–client communication, conversation analysis, cost, hearing rehabilitation, shared decision making
Money is always a controversial topic if discussed in reference to healthcare. This study raises the interesting topic of difficulties when it comes to discussing the costs of hearing aids with customers. Sixty-two audiological appointments were recorded and discussions concerning...

Reasons for attending annual hearing aid review appointments

30 April 2020 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus, ENTA - Skull Base Surgery | ATHA, Hearing aid, IOI-HA, appointment attendance, funding source, travel
The aim of this study was to investigate what factors influence hearing aid users’ decision to attend or not attend an annual hearing aid review (HAR) appointment. Two separate surveys were created for attendees and non-attendees. An invitation letter was...

Industry update: rechargeable hearing aid batteries

5 October 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
They may be similar in size to a watch battery, but there is a drastic difference between the frequency with which hearing aid batteries need to be changed compared to the simple watch battery. Unlike a watch battery, which may...
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Redux: a new professional hearing aid dryer

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric
Moisture is one of the most common reasons hearing aids malfunction. Whether it is because a patient forgot to take off their hearing aids before jumping in the swimming pool, they wear their hearing aids while working out or they...

Optimising hearing aid processing for music appreciation

1 September 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Hearing aid manufacturers’ main focus has, up until recently, been improvement of speech intelligibility. Today’s hearing aid users have much broader demands however and often cite improved music perception as a key outcome or goal. Drs Tish Ramirez and Rebecca...

Screening for hearing aid fittings – an approach for primary care

14 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Introduction The communication difficulties related to hearing loss can lead to ‘depression, social withdrawal and problems with employment and access to information sources’ [1]. Furthermore, unmanaged hearing loss is associated with dementia, a poorer quality of life, depression, anxiety and...

How cognition influences hearing aid use

26 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Neurotology
Introduction Hearing aids are designed to provide amplification for individuals with poor auditory sensitivity. Signal processing algorithms are designed and implemented in hearing aids to further enhance speech intelligibility and to improve listening comfort by attenuating unwanted background noise. Sarampalis...

The role of significant others in hearing aid adoption

1 July 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults and its prevalence is found to increase with age. Over the years, amplification technology has advanced significantly from analogue to digital signal processing. Despite this,...

New challenges ahead for the hearing aid industry

1 November 2014
Technological advancements empower the world to hear In an increasing age of connectivity, the hearing aid industry is headed into new territory. Previously, to wear hearing aids was simply a mark of ageing. Now hearing aids are smarter and, as...

VACANCY: Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser – Chelmsford

4 October 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
If you are looking for a role where you are able to make a difference to the lives of patients, whilst being cared for, given flexibility and the opportunities to progress as far as you’d like to, then look no further than our well-established clinic in Chelmsford.

VACANCY: Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser – Worcester

4 October 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
We are looking for a qualified Audiologist or Hearing Aid Dispenser to join our growing Hearcare business in Worcester. Our business currently tests patients across our Worcester store and several other Specsavers in the area.

VACANCY: Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser – Letchworth

4 October 2023 | Recruitment & Personnel
At Specsavers Hearcare in Letchworth we’re looking for an Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser to join our team!