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Oticon Intiga

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

Product Launch by Oticon – ‘Oticon Intiga’ The new Oticon Intiga is Oticon’s very stylish new mini-RIC (receiver in canal) hearing aids which adds to their extensive hearing aid portfolio. The new Intiga uses the same chipset (RISE) as Oticon’s … Continue reading →

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RNID name change

Posted on August 11, 2011 by admin

This post concerns all hearing impaired people The Royal National Institute for the Deaf charity organisation has changed it’s name to… ‘ACTION ON HEARING LOSS’ With a more focused and driven approach to give assistance to those who  have a problem … Continue reading →

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LESSON 4 – Noise reduction in hearing aids

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

The holy grail for digital hearing aids is to allow wearers to hear speech more clearly in the presence of background noise. So whilst modern hearing aid manufacturers claim to use noise reduction technology - does it actually work?!  ‘Noise’ simply put is sounds … Continue reading →

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Siemens Aquaris – waterproof hearing aids

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

Siemens have recently launched the Aquaris behind-the-ear hearing aid which is claimed to be waterproof up to 1m depth for a duration of 30minutes. An excellent option for people who spend time at sea or maybe playing a lot of … Continue reading →

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Rechargeable Hearing Aids – In The Ear

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin

Rechargeable hearing aids have been around for a while now in the form of behind-the-ear aids by Siemens, Hansaton and GN Resound. Hansaton have now taken this forward to offer a solution for in-the-ear hearing aids (excluding CIC’s) with the … Continue reading →

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