Hear and Now Newsletter- Spring 2022

“ Whyi smyhear i ngai dnotwor ki ng?”

Thenumberoner easonhear i ngai ds“ qui t ” wor ki ngi sbecauset hewaxf i l t ert hatcover s t hespeakeri scl ogged.

Ever yhear i ngai di smanuf act ur edwi t hatl east onemi cr ophonet hatr ecei vest hesound.The soundt henexi t st hehear i ngai d( s)t oyour earcanalandeardr um vi aaspeaker ,whi ch ouri ndust r ycal l sar ecei ver .Ther ecei veri s cover edbyar ubberdome( ort i p)f ort hemost commonhear i ngai ds.

Behi ndt heearhear i ngai ds,t hatar eusedf orsever et opr of oundhear i ngl oss,ar e nor mal l ymanuf act ur edwi t hanearmol dandacl earopent ubet hatexi t st hehear i ngai d.

Thespeakeri sbui l ti nt ot hephysi calhear i ngai d.Thesest yl eofhear i ngai dscanget waxbl ockageanywher ef r om t heendoft heearmol dwher et het ubeexi t st heear mol dt o t heearcanalal lt hewayupt ot het opoft heact ualhear i ngai dwher et hespeakeri s.

Compl et el yi nt heear canalhear i ngai ds,whi char ecommonl ycal l ed“ Cust oms, ”al so havemi cr ophonesandspeaker s,andt hespeaker shaveawaxf i l t eront heend.The waxf i l t er sar edesi gnedt ocapt ur et hewaxandt opr ot ectt hespeakerf r om damage.

Regar dl essofyourhear i ngai dt ype,wer ecommendt hatyoucheckyourhear i ngai d’ s waxf i l t er sweekl yandchanget hem asneeded,whi chcoul dbeonemont ht oever yt hr ee orf ourmont hsdependi ngonyourpar t i cul arsi t uat i on.

I fyouneedhel pl ear ni nghowt ochangeyourwaxf i l t er sandcl eanyourhear i ngai d( s) , wesuggestyouwat cht heshor t“ Howt oCl eanyourHear i ngDevi ce”vi deoat www.

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CSHCwasf oundedby t heJuni orLeagueof Char l ot t ei n1967.

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Dur i ngFebr uar y ,Mar chandApr i l ,ourt eam host edourf i r stAskAn Audi ol ogi stevent satourUni onCount ycl i ni c( phot ot opr i ght ) .Wi t heach event ,weof f er edi ndi vi dual saf r ee,30mi nut econsul t at i onwi t hourexper t Audi ol ogi st st opr ovi dehear i ngscr eeni ngsandanswerquest i onsabout hear i ngl oss,hear i ngai ds,andourhear i ngheal t hcar eser vi ces.Theseevent s wer esowel l r ecei vedt hatwepl ant oof f ert hr eemor eAskAnAudi ol ogi st event satourMonr oeof f i cei nAugust ,Sept ember ,andOct oberof2022!

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Suppor tChar l ot t eSpeec handHear i ngCent er Asanonpr of i tor gani zat i on,wewor kt opr ovi desuper i orhear i ngandspeechl anguageser vi cest oever yonei nneed, r egar dl essofi ncomeorot herbar r i er s.Hel puscont i nuet oser vechi l dr enandseni or si nneedbymaki ngadonat i on!

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