Hearing Aids

Loved One’s With Hearing Loss… If you or a loved one has a hearing loss, you will know how sometimes this can cause a strain on relationships. It can cause stress, hurt feelings, and frustration over miscommunication. If one of your loved ones has a hearing loss but refuses to seek help, this can often… Read more »

Background Noise – Number One Problem With Hearing Aids… For many people with hearing loss, having a normal conversation in a busy restaurant is a dream. Background noise is said to be the number one problem with hearing aids that needs to be solved. Companies have been trying to solve this problem for years, but… Read more »

Bernafon’s Exciting, Smart Aid For several years, our clients have been enjoying the benefits of smartphone-compatible hearing aids. Until recently, these smartphone-compatible hearing aids have only been available in Behind-The-Ear (BTE) and Receiver-In-Canal (RIC) form factors. For our clients that prefer the more discrete and comfortable feel of a custom, In-The-Ear (ITE) product, smartphone functions… Read more »

With advances in modern technology, hearing aids are better than they’ve ever been and the stigma relating to them is slowly receding. So what’s making hearing aids more appealing? It is perhaps all of the new features now available, which improve accessibility beyond that of people with normal hearing. For example, hearing aid users can… Read more »

Most people find that the worst part of getting their first hearing aid is admitting that they need help. Their reluctance stems from the fact that hearing loss is associated with getting old, and people are also worried about the stigma of deafness. Yet it’s estimated that about 10 million people in the UK are… Read more »

Hearing aids bring many benefits, not least of which is the ability to join in a conversation, hear the TV or radio properly and be more aware of your surroundings. As a result of scientific studies around the world, it’s slowly becoming clear that there are also many health benefits of wearing hearing aids, which… Read more »

New hearing technology is being developed, to implement cameras into hearing aids; allowing for lip-reading capabilities!   Researchers from the University of Stirling, Scotland are developing a novel type of hearing aid, equipped with a camera and lip-reading software, according to a report from the BBC. The new device aims to address the recurrent problem… Read more »

For people with hearing loss, staying active and social can prove difficult. Addressing your hearing loss is one of the best things you can do to improve your quality of life; it can allow you to stay engaged with an active social life and allow you to keep up a youthful pace. On average, only… Read more »

A 76-year old woman from St Ives has won a national prize draw to have state of the art hearing aids fitted to help her with long-term hearing issues, especially tinnitus. Pamela McKay beat over 5,500 others to the star prize in the draw run by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) and had the innovative… Read more »