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Real Ear: Why Every Hearing Aid User Needs It

Real Ear: Why Every Hearing Aid User Needs It

by Capital Institute of Hearing & Balance | Jun 1, 2022 | Uncategorized

“Real ear” and “speechmapping” are procedures that ensure your hearing aids are set correctly. These procedures allow audiologists to measure how loud sounds are and verify that the sounds are meeting your hearing aid prescriptions. Real ear...
Waterproof Hearing Aids: Surf, Sand and Summer-Proof?

Waterproof Hearing Aids: Surf, Sand and Summer-Proof?

by Capital Institute of Hearing & Balance | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized

Just in time for summer, we present some answers about what your hearing aids can handle! Water and moisture used to destroy hearing aids, but technology has evolved. Many new hearing aids are at least water resistant. Some are waterproof. Let’s tackle a few questions...
May is Better Hearing Month

May is Better Hearing Month

by Capital Institute of Hearing & Balance | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized

May is National Better Hearing Month and the Capital Institute of Hearing and Balance and the American Academy of Audiology are encouraging Americans to make an appointment with an audiologist for a hearing test. Healthy hearing means not waiting to check your hearing...
World Hearing Day (March 3, 2022)

World Hearing Day (March 3, 2022)

by Capital Institute of Hearing & Balance | Mar 1, 2022 | Uncategorized

World Hearing Day (March 3) is a global observance of the World Health Organization (WHO) that is championed by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). In 2022, the theme for World Hearing Day is “To hear for life, listen with care.” Hearing loss is...
Not Your Dead President’s Hearing Aids: Hearing aid features that would make George Washington jealous

Not Your Dead President’s Hearing Aids: Hearing aid features that would make George Washington jealous

by Capital Institute of Hearing & Balance | Feb 20, 2022 | Uncategorized

Well, maybe not George Washington. Let’s move forward a little bit on the timeline of presidential hearing loss. Two-score minus one year ago, in 1983, President Reagan became the first sitting president to use hearing aids.  In the forty years since, hearing aids...
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