Hang up on Elmo?
January 4th, 2012Posted in Blog
Michelle Hobar of the Public Interest Research Group warns that the Elmo cell phone being marketed to kids 18 months and older is too loud. She said while the multi-colored flip phone fits within the general safety standards of 85 decibels at 10 inches, it’s 74-decibel level is still too loud because of a
Read MoreLoopy Hearing Aid Idea Brings In Speech Loud & Clear
January 2nd, 2012Posted in Blog
U.S. slow in adopting helpful hearing induction loops. Whereas standard behind and in-the-ear hearing aids work well in relatively quiet, more intimate settings, these devices often lose their effectiveness in larger, public spaces where background noise puts the hard of hearing at a disadvantage. Although the technology to solve this problem has been available for
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