Discover Sound Check Hearing Screener App, Now Available on iTunes from Starkey

Sound Check is a hearing screener app designed to quickly evaluate an individual's hearing to determine if it is within a normal range, or if there is potential hearing loss.

Sound Check:

• Displays results in an easy-to-understand format
• Includes learning materials and links to websites with detailed information on hearing loss and how to get help
• Has a hearing professional locator feature
• Automatically saves screening results to track changes over time or for further discussion with a qualified hearing professional

Download the FREE Sound Check app today or call your Starkey Representative at 800.328.8602 to learn more.

Click here to download via a computer:

• Make sure that iTunes is installed
• Follow the prompts to download and then sync with your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch

To download directly to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch:

• Turn on your device
• Launch App Store (you will be required to have an iTunes account)
• Search for Starkey
• Select the Sound Check app to download
• Follow the prompts to download and install

Ipods & other types of personal listening devices; Just how much volume is too much?

Apple computer experienced world wide record sales of the ipod last year. It's hard to walk anywhere today and not see someone listening to music. So, how volume is too much and are these devices dangerous to your hearing? Well, the answer is that these devices CAN produce volume levels capable of damaging your hearing.
There have been a series of articles published in the last few months. I am posting links below so that you can learn more:

• Rolling Stones magazine article feature a report with Pete Townshend here
• EarBud.org is a web site sponsored by the House Ear Institute. There are hosting the MTV commercial on the risk of listening to music at loud levels. Also very informative site with some general guidelines on MP3 player use. Click here to visit their site.

There is direct relationship between the loudness level and and how long you should use the devices. Volume levels which are at 60% of the available level, really should be use for more than 1/2 hour per/day. If you listen at lower levels, you can significantly increase your usage per day.