Nearly 60% of U.S. smartphone users own an Apple iPhone. And with 13% of adults having some difficulty hearing, Apple has made significant enhancements to the iPhone and Apple Air Pods to help those with hearing loss stay connected. Below are a few of the features that are typically available on Apple iPhones. Be sure […]
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ClearCast Puts Hearing Control in Your Hands
According to Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, the problem with hearing aids is that they amplify all sounds. “It was like we were giving everyone with mobility issues a wheelchair, when most people only wanted a cane or a walker,” he said. The solution is ClearCast, which is not a hearing aid but rather the world’s first […]
Hearing a Better Life
In honor of World Hearing Day coming up on March 3, the INDATA Project is proud to present this story of a gentleman to whom we were able to provide better hearing care through our Alternative Financing Program (AFP). Meet Ron Frye Ron is a lifelong animal lover. In fact, one of the first epiphanies […]
Starkey’s Hearing Aids Use AI for Next Generation Sound
In 2019, 13% of adults aged 18 and over had some difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additionally, 1.6% either had a lot of difficulty hearing or could not hear at all, even when using a hearing aid. As one of the five […]
Better Hearing Boosts Brain Health
We hear with our brain, not our ears. Although soundwaves travel through the ears, it’s the brain that processes and interprets them as electrical signals. It gives them meaning. Hearing is thinking. With hearing loss, our brains work harder to understand information, negatively impacting our mental health. Processing the sounds of everyday life takes up […]
Highlighting Deaf Hoosiers
Did you know the Indiana School for the Deaf was the first state school in the nation to provide tuition-free — and bilingual — education for deaf students? And that its founder, William Willard, was the first deaf person in America to establish a school for the deaf? Did you know that former Indiana Fever […]