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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

blog for people with disabilities - blog for wheelchair person: Bluetooth Hearing Aids

blog for people with disabilities - blog for wheelchair person: Bluetooth Hearing Aids
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Bluetooth Hearing Aids

Users of Hearing Aids are now increasingly going for hi-tech devices whenever they can afford them. Among the most recent additions to the wide array of hearing aids is the Bluetooth hearing aid, which uses the Bluetooth technology. The application of Bluetooth technology in hearing aids enables hearing-impaired people to conveniently use cell phones, laptop audio or similar gadgets. Presently, two types of Bluetooth hearing aids are in use: one plugs into a typical behind-the-ear hearing aid, and the other routes BT signals to a proprietary wireless protocol found in the new hearing aids brought out by one leading producer. 

Bluetooth technology has been in existence for quite some time, but only recently is it being used for a number of electronic devices. People having hearing aids with Bluetooth technology have the liberty of using hands-free devices along with the hearing aid. This has ended a long-standing problem arising out of the lack of compatibility between hearing aids and, say, cell phone headsets or iPod ear pieces. However, the latest hearing aids incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology make them compatible with a number of Bluetooth enabled devices. And with a lower-power version of the Bluetooth protocol 

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Cheap Hearing Aids

Cheap Hearing Aids are important because hearing loss can affect more than hearing. A person will often become frustrated. Relationships and work could suffer immensely. Many accept hearing loss as a part of life because they can not afford a hearing aids.While many insurance plans cover at least part of the cost associated with purchasing a Hearing Aids, people without health coverage often find that obtaining hearing aids can be costly venture. Fortunately, there are a few ways to locate and purchase hearing aids at rates far below the normal retail rates. If you need a hearing device, here are some suggestions on how to find cheap hearing aids that carry a low price tag but still provide excellent service.cheap hearing aids

Protecting Your Ears: Hearing protectors should always be worn when shooting any guns-hunting, skeet shooting, or target shooting. Risk: Permanent hearing loss and constant incurable ringing in the ears. In addition: The unprotected are more prone to fatigue, slowed reflexes, anxiety attacks, and heart problems. Good protectors sell for under $10. Note: Homemade cotton earplugs furnish almost no sound protection.

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Monday, January 17, 2011

blog for people with disabilities - blog for wheelchair person: Hearing Aids Test

blog for people with disabilities - blog for wheelchair person: Hearing Aids Test
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Hearing Aids Test

A method for testing a Hearing Aids, said hearing aid having a microphone, a signal processing unit and an acoustic output transducer, and a signal path proceeding through said signal processing unit between said microphone and said output transducer, said method comprising the steps of: providing a sound channel having a defined acoustic transmission response between said output transducer and said microphone; interrupting said signal path; introducing an electrical test signal into the interrupted signal path; emitting said test signal from said output transducer, as an acoustic tests signal, through said sound channel to said microphone; picking up said acoustic test signal with said microphone and, in said microphone, generating a microphone signal corresponding to said acoustic test signal; and evaluating said microphone signal. 

Traditional hearing aid testing in the laboratory normally focuses on how well speech is understood in noise. However, there is much more to the experience of sound in everyday life. Specifically, the spatial aspects of sound, such as from which direction a sound comes or how far away a sound object is, are also important. This spatial awareness is used, for example, when switching attention from one person to another during a meeting or a dinner conversation. It also plays a major role when trying to understand what someone is saying in a very reverberant room.

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