by Michael Richwine | Jan 24, 2024 | Hearing, Senior Health
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by Michael Richwine | Feb 11, 2023 | Hearing, Senior Health
Do online tests work? They work better than you would think. This is my hearing test when I started this expedition into my Tinnitus and then OTC hearing aids . The Audiologist charged around $200 and the ENT charged about $400. The Doctor (ENT) told me there was...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 28, 2023 | Hearing, Senior Health
Here is the story of OTC (Self Fitting) Hearing Aids While hearing devices have been around for the millennium, ie hearing horns, only in the last century have they become objects of commerce led by, (for some reason or other) several large Nordic companies. Today,...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 16, 2023 | Senior Health
$85 hearing aids Bossa I opened the box in my office, which is a relatively quiet environment and I am not wearing any aids. I put these things in my ears right out of the box, and I hear a banging (that wasn’t there before). I go downstairs to see if the banging is...
by Michael Richwine | Jan 12, 2023 | Senior Health
Apple AirPod Pro – Hearing Aid or not? Apple Ashamed? I have been using Apple AirPods Pro for over a year and a half. I use them as Hearing Aids – but only Occasionaly. Ageism is the culprit? AirPods do the job of what I think hearing aids should do,...
by Michael Richwine | Dec 29, 2022 | Hearing, Senior Health
OTC hearing aids are disruptive At least we hope they disrupt the existing market and make hearing aids affordable to the level where people buy them and use them. Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen coined the term disruptive technology. In his...
