Have You Heard of
Beltone Hearing Aids?
Your outside ear is really only there to collect
and concentrate sound waves, which vibrate the air in your auditory
canal. Air passes the vibration to the eardrum. The
hammer bone, inside, is attached to the anvil and stirrup bones,
which vibrate the oval window and the round window. This
causes fluid to move in the cochlea, which encloses the Organ of
Corti. This organ is covered with thousands of tiny hair
cells which bring about chemical changes that change electrical
potential to create nerve impulses. As you can tell, that
little ear on the side of your head is just the beginning of the
hearing process, which is a complex bodily instrument!
There's more to the hearing process that what was just explained,
and the Beltone company has known this for many years.
Types of Beltone
Hearing Aids
Beltone hearing aids have been around for at
least 67 years, starting in 1940. Their models of digital
hearing aids are of a wide variety. The shell styles include
Beltone One!, (which is a mini behind-the-ear hearing aid), Beltone
Corus, Beltone Linq, Beltone Access, Beltone Edge, Beltone Mira,
Beltone Arca, Invisa (in the canal), Petite (in the canal), and the
Opera Plus (in the canal).
Cost of Beltone
Hearing Aids
Beltone has helped countless generations and
brought hope and encouragement to many families and individuals who
have relied upon their services. They provide other needs
besides hearing aids, such as amplified cordless phones, loud alarm
clocks, Blue tooth ear sets ($145), neckloops ($150), phone modules
($50), and personal listening systems ($170-$200).
The Benefits of
Using Beltone Hearing Aids
Beltone's listening systems help you hear in
public places such as theaters. It can be hard to hear in
public places even when you aren't hearing challenged. But
those who are were limited for a long time to reading lips and
interpreting actions when attending theaters, concerts, and other
public events. This has caused them to miss out on much of
the understanding they needed for proper processing of the
information presented to the audience.
Hearing impaired people were also challenged in
the way of waking up in the mornings, even with hearing aids.
Many people don't feel a need to sleep with their aids, but when
they did have to; they found the older aids uncomfortable for night
time relaxation. A timer would be put on an overhead light so
that when the light came on, the person would be awakened by the
brightness. This wouldn't work for the person who can sleep
through anything! Even so, the timers couldn't be taken on
trips. Wake up calls wouldn't help since the person couldn't
hear the phone or a knock on the door. But there are devices
now that vibrate, like Beltone's wake and shake alarm clock, which
sells for $70. It incorporates a vibration and a flashing
strobe that comes on upon the time the alarm is set.
Beltone reaches as far as New England, Canada,
and all across the United States; although, one drawback to
finding a Beltone representative might be with the challenge of
availability in small areas.
Batteries for
Beltone Hearing Aids
Batteries for hearing aids are sold by Beltone,
but you can also find them many times in stores. Pharmacies
usually carry hearing aid batteries. Typical name brand
batteries can sell in a package of 4 for $6. Eco-Gold
batteries sell in a package of 6 for $6. You can even order
batteries from AARP magazines. They usually sell in bigger
bundles than in a store, such as 42 for $25, and offer a refund on
the unopened packages if you aren't happy with the product.
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