Maybe its time to think about a new hearing “system,” not just a hearing “aid”
By Jim Knutsen, M.A. on Aug 28, 2019
Hearing aid users sometimes run into specific listening situations that are challenging. Even with...
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Jim Knutsen, M.A., began his career at the Portland VA Medical Center’s National Auditory Research Laboratory in 1983. He was Director of Audiology and Hearing Aids at East Portland ENT Clinic from 1987 to 2000. In 2000, he joined Starkey, and for 18 years took on numerous sales and management roles. In 2018, Knutsen moved to our Education and Training team. Knutsen has previously served on the Governors board for Hearing in Oregon, the Tri-state board of Governors (OR, WA, ID), and as President of the Oregon Hearing Society.
Learning to hear again takes practice
By Jim Knutsen, M.A. on Mar 20, 2019
Purchasing hearing aids for the first time starts an individual on a path of rehabilitation similar to...
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“I can hear but I can’t understand”
By Jim Knutsen, M.A. on Feb 26, 2019
One of the first things people with hearing loss observe is “I hear people fine, but I don’t...
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