What’s the Diabetes-Hearing Loss Connection?
March 26th, 2014Posted in Blog
Hearing loss is about twice as common in people with diabetes, so the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging those with diabetes to get their hearing checked and to make it a routine part of the their diabetes care and management—all in recognition of American Diabetes Association (ADA) Alert Day® on March 25. Columbia Hearing Center will also
Read MoreUnless It Says Mercury Free
March 5th, 2014Posted in Blog
The predecessor to zinc air batteries for use in hearing aids were mercuric oxide batteries. These batteries contained relatively high amounts of mercury (greater than 50% by cell weight). When zinc air batteries came on the scene in the late 1970s, their superior performance and reliability quickly replaced mercuric oxide as the battery chemistry of
Read MoreConsider Spring Cleaning Your Hearing Aids
March 4th, 2014Posted in Blog
In the event that you don’t already have a regular hearing aid maintenance program set up with your hearing professional, we encourage hearing aid wearers this season to learn how to clean hearing aids at home. As perhaps the smallest, yet pertinent, piece of technology used on a daily basis, hearing aids should be regularly
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