Published by Jason R. Rich
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If you haven't upgraded your hearing aids in three to five years, or have been putting off hearing tests because of the stigma of wearing the devices, it may be time to discover what's new.
The technology is more advanced than ever. But even less expensive hearing aids offer sound and speech processing, digital noise and wind noise reduction, plus improved management of feedback — those annoying high-pitched screeches, squeals and whistles. These features work together to ensure that the sound going into your ears is clearer, not just louder.
"I have participated in studies showing that with all of the latest technologies being incorporated into hearing aids, the less expensive models often work just as well as the most expensive models. But they have fewer bells and whistles,” says Nicholas S. Reed, an audiologist and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.....
Read the full article on AARP here.
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