The bone anchored hearing aid (or Baha) is a surgically implanted system for treating hearing loss. The system uses direct bone conduction, where sound is conducted through the bone rather than through the middle ear and has been used successfully since 1977. FDA approval in the United States came in 1996, allowing its use as treatment for conductive and mixed hearing loss.
The Baha has three main parts. There is an implant, a (more…)
It might be a very irritating thing to be putting up with a hearing aid that is cheap and uncomfortable. Having a hearing problem itself is a very uncomfortable feeling, and having to put up with other problems like low quality hearing and constant malfunctioning is like adding fuel to the fire. The cheap parts that are present in a low quality hearing aid give nightmares to the hearing impaired people. It is quite understandable that a person wi (more…)