Humans rely on their five senses to navigate the world. This is why people with poor vision and hearing take measures to attain an optimal level of sight with aids such as eyeglasses and hearing aids. Some even spend thousands of dollars t…

Hearing with both ears is important for both localizing sounds and for communicating in noisy environments. One would think, therefore, that a binaural fitting- the use of two hearing aids- would always be optimal, but this would be simila…

Just as personality and lifestyle are decisive in determining the benefit the hearing impaired person may get from using hearing aids, the same factors are decisive for how well a hearing loss is handled at the personal level. Strategies f…