Monthly Archives: June 2020

Face Masks Lead to Misunderstandings

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Wearing face masks is important to prevent further spread of the Covid-19 virus. Unfortunately, some country leaders don’t set a good example, e.g., German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump refused to wear them. But the masks make it hard for others to understand the speaker. Fortunately, there is a way to prevent these misunderstandings, namely to incorporate a transparent section that permits listeners to get the additional information by reading the speaker’s lips. You can buy them already made, or make them yourself.

Ear Wax Removal Gadget Useful During This Social-Distancing Time

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If you, like many other hearing aid wearers, are affected by a build-up of ear wax in your hearing aid or your ear, you need to get rid of it. Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 virus, you would visit your hearing aid supplier’s office, which would clean both the hearing aid and your ears. But these days you can’t visit your hearing aid supplier’s office. You probably can, perhaps with the aid of a magnifying glass and a thin wire or perhaps a paper clip, rid the hearing aid of the wax. But you will very likely not be able to get rid of the wax in your ear safely (doctors advise against the use of Q-tips). We recently heard of a product that may be useful for getting the wax out of your ear, Q-Twists.  However, it is not universally loved by doctors and buyers. We have just ordered one and will report on our own results later.

Healthy and Cost-Effective Communications Between Hearing Aid Users and Their Audiologists

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During the current pandemic, it is important to take all possible measures to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading. Doctors and dentists need to wear masks, or face shields, and practice strict cleanliness and distancing protocols during office visits and try and use telemedicine as much as possible. In the case of hearing aids, well-trained audiologists are expensive because their education and training are expensive. Audiologists’ offices are also pricey and using audiologists for hearing aid selection and fittings add considerably to their cost. Recently a company named Koalys launched a home audiology platform called Koalys Comfort to provide tele-consultation, remote diagnostics, and hearing aid fitting capabilities, Koalys introduced a more cost-effective communication between a hearing aids user and his/her audiologist. We believe that Koalys has a great potential to benefit the audiologists and consumers.