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Discovery Health has published a helpful overview of hearing aids. This is an introductory article that people interested in learning more about hearing aids will find informative. The article briefly reviews, hearing loss, the function of hearing aids, the construction of hearing aids, and provides some insight into the purchase of a new hearing aid. Articles like these are a good resource for simple information. If you are seeking additional information it's best to contact a local audiologist or hearing care specialist.

2010 media coverage of hearing loop systems (and the HLAA/AAA-supported movement to transform American assistive listening and double hearing aid functionality) is increasing.ﾠ For links, see

• Scientific American (January)
• Hearing Review (cover story, February)
• AARPﾠ(June 22)
• Albuquerque Journal (May 30 and June 20)
• Six regional Wisconsin newspapers
• Technologies for Worship (May)
• NPR Science Friday (lead segment, July 2^nd)
• Chicago Tribuneﾠ(front page story, July 3)

There are many options available for improving hearing ability. Some of these options are hearing aids that will be prescribed by a licensed hearing care professional; other options include over-the-counter (OTC) hearing devices. OTC devices may look like a hearing aid and may be marketed like a hearing aid, but there are distinct differences between an OTC device and a hearing aid.

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