Jun. 30—As a 76-year-old who is on his third pair of hearing aids, Medford resident Don Bruland admits that all too often, when he is talking to another person, it's easy to go into "the smile and nod ...

Hearing loops are an assistive listening device that can significantly reduce background noise for hearing aid users. The device is relatively simple: a loop of copper wire encircles a desk, room or ...

My wife and I have agreed to submit articles to this publication on behalf of the Discussion Group for Better Hearing. In this month’s article, we would like to discuss hearing loops. A hearing loop ...

After he lost much of his hearing last year at age 57, the composer Richard Einhorn despaired of ever really enjoying a concert or musical again. Even using special headsets supplied by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Catherine O'Shea moved to her new home at Cedar Crest, a senior living community in Pequannock, the former Hunterdon County ...

Hearing loss affects millions of people worldwide, and it can create significant barriers to communication, especially in public spaces. For example, in a busy restaurant, a person with hearing loss ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Mary Jane and Terry Griffin used to plant themselves in a rear pew at their church in the hope that sitting by a speaker would help them hear the Mass. But now, the couple can sit ...

KEARNEY — A national hearing loop advocate will present information about hearing aids, hearing loops and telecoils at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Merryman Performing Arts Center. Juliette Sterkens AuD.

According to the World Health Organization, 1.1 billion people are at risk of hearing loss due to exposure to unhealthy volume levels. At the same time, one survey showed as much as one-fourth of the ...