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Hearing Aids

Hearing aid information and resources, including buying hearing aids, basics of hearing aids, batteries, ear molds, accessories and care, finance and insurance, and history.
  1. Accessories and Care (4)
  2. Batteries (4)
  3. Buying hearing aids (7)
  4. Earmolds (4)
  5. Financing and Insurance (2)
  6. Hearing Aid Information (8)
  7. Hearing Aid Manufacturers (8)

Get Hearing Aids

Before you get hearing aids, you need to learn about different types of hearing aids, financing, care, and more.

Hearing Aids

Hearing aids, what they are and facts about hearing aids plus tips for living with hearing aids when you have a hearing loss.

What Is Ear Candling?

Ear candling is said to be a means of removing ear wax.

Ear Candling - Have You Tried Ear Candling?

Share your experiences with ear candling.

Overamplification - Increasing Hearing Loss

Overamplification can cause the loss of more hearing.

Hearing Instrument Choices

About.com readers share why they selected the hearing instrument that they ultimately chose.See submissions

Hearing Aid Manufacturers

Hearing aids come in varied styles (Behind the Ear (BTE), In the Canal, Completely in the Canal, Receiver in the Canal, Full Shell, Half Shell, Open Ear (no earmold, only a thin tube and "dome"), and colors. Most hearing aid companies make digital hearing aids that convert sound into computer data. A few still make analog aids that only make...

Hearing Industries Association Profile

Profile of the Hearing Industries Association, the association for hearing aid manufacturers.

Hearing Aids - An Unexpected Way to Improve Your Sex Life

Guest article by the Better Hearing Institute on getting hearing aids can improve a couple's sex life.

Hearing Aids - Why Love Them

Forum members discuss why they love their hearing aids.

Kids Who Do Not Want to Wear Hearing Aids

What can you do when your child or teenager does not want to wear hearing aids in school?

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