Friday, July 27, 2012

Really good Article

Discover the Best Ways to Protect Your Ears and Your Hearing Ability
Making sure that a person is doing everything he or she can to have healthy, lasting hearing ability will be beneficial for the future.  When adults take steps to ensure they are doing all that are possible to take care of their ears and their hearing, they can pass this information and benefits of doing this along to their children.  The result will be a family who is conscious about leading a healthy lifestyle and this will have remarkable and positive benefits for the entire family for years to come.
Know When to Use Earplugs
People often do not think about their hearing health when they attend a concert, go to work around loud machinery, or attend a ballgame that is booming with consistent noises.  It has been found by medical researchers if a person is around very loud noises for more than thirty minutes, potential and permanent hearing damage may begin to occur.
When people plan to go to a concert, concert shirts are purchased, parking places are planned, but rarely do people give a second thought to protecting their hearing.  Using ear plugs while at a loud concert can allow a person to fully enjoy a concert without damaging their inner ear and the way they are able to hear.  
Ear Plug Options
Traditional foam ear plugs can be purchased at most major drug stores or supermarkets.  These only cost two or three dollars and filter out high pitched sounds that can harm the hearing of a person.  However, if a person wants to hear all noises perfectly and still protect his or her ears, purchasing specialty ear plugs that are considered high-fidelity ear plugs can provide higher quality of listening while still protecting the ears.  This applies not only for concerts but also for professional ball games and other entertainment events where loud and consistent noises are common.
If a person is working around loud machinery, using standard, inexpensive foam ear plugs is affordable and offers protection for hearing health.  Loud manufacturing machinery, loud lawn equipment, power tools and saws, and heavy machinery are common things to be aware of when a person is around these things on a consistent basis.  
When It Comes Time to Use a Hearing Aid
Being around loud noises for a prolonged time over a period of years can cause a person to lose a significant amount of hearing.  If regular noises and voices appear to be muted, it is time to see a medical professional to have hearing checked.  The specialist may recommend wearing hearing aids in order to restore a partial or full ability to hear well.  It is important to ask the medical professional how to take care of the hearing aids so they remain fully functioning.
The University of California San Francisco has a helpful website that lists common symptoms for hearing problems and loss of hearing.  Reviewing these symptoms will help a person to know when to seek professional assistance.

Friday, March 30, 2012

e mail

It seems like e mail would be such a valuable tool for folks who are hard of hearing. Why would a customer want me to "yell at me" over the phone rather than have a conversation via e mail? I'm trying to not be insensitive here.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Making Mistakes

If we make a mistake and leave something out on someone's order is it ok for them to call and/or e mail us and be incredibly rude and mean?  Just let us know please - we'll make it right! Being insulted is a terrible way to start a day and week.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Hearing loss on the farm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UthaQhfMooA&feature=player_embedded

This video is about potential hearing loss for farm families. Having lived on and around farms and farming for over 20 years I never even considered this!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Coming Soon

We've had requests for gray Super Seals for folks with gray hair. So in about 2 weeks we will have dark gray Super Seals available in all four sizes.

Monday, February 27, 2012

DEAF EXPO

Has anybody ever been to DeafNation World Expo? This summer it's going to be at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Admission is free and it's billed as the largest Deaf event in the world. Sounds cool!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Gray Super Seals

 A customer told us that some people choose a Super Seal color based on their hair color. He suggested that we have Super Seals made in dark and light gray (lots of hard of hearing folks are older) and black. What do you think?

Friday, February 10, 2012

signing to babies

An ASL teacher recently pointed out to me how we all experience learning from the time we are so small based on what is being said and how it is being said. She pointed out how very inportant it is to start signing to deaf infants from the moment we find out they are deaf.  Such a good point.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

www.disaboom.com

this website has information about college scholarships for the deaf and hard of hearing

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Hearing test for Marines

I just read in an article that the Marines are now doing mandatory hearing tests. I wonder if all branches of the military do this. They should if they don't - I think there's lots of hearing damage due to exposure to IED explosions in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

RCA Symphonix

this seems like such a cool product - I hope someone tries one soon so we can get some feedback.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Caption Call

The Caption Call phone is now available on our website. You just click on the Caption Call site and use Promo Code HS2022.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Caption Call

We'll soon be offering Caption Call phones.  Keep checking for updates.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

RCA Symphonix

We're excited for someone to try this new product out. It seems like the perfect thing for someone (I'm tempted to get one for myself!) who doesn't want to invest in a hearing aid but needs a little help distinguishing what they're supposed to be hearing from the background noise.

Friday, January 13, 2012

hearing impaired

Our employees are wondering if that particular term - "hearing impaired" is offense to the deaf community.
We've been told that folks prefer the term "hard of hearing" any thoughts?