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What is a hearing aid?
In spite of the different types, designs and technical features, hearing aids can all be described as small, wearable electronic devices which enable a person to hear sounds better and understand speech more clearly, providing an overall improvement in communication ability.
How do hearing aids work?
Almost all types of hearing aids work/function in a similar way even though the outcome needs to be different for each person.
1 Sound is taken in through a miniature microphone where the sound is converted into an electronic, digital signal.
2 The signal is processed, boosted to meet the needs of the patient's hearing loss.
3 A receiver (miniature loudspeaker) sends the processed sound through the type of earfitting appropriate for your hearing aid system.
The audiology professional who tests your hearing will discuss whether and what type of hearing aids would help based on your hearing loss and on your lifestyle needs.
Importantly, if you have hearing loss in both ears as most people do, you should expect to use two hearing aids; one hearing aid is almost always inadequate.
What are digital hearing aids?
Whether you go through the NHS or choose a privately service, all new hearing aids are digital. This means that they are programmed to suit the needs of both your hearing loss and your lifestyle.
It takes time to get used to new hearing aids, and you will probably need to have your hearing professional fine-tune them once or more after you’ve had some experience with them.
All digital hearing aids have different settings for different environments, like in a group, one-to-one conversation, in a quiet room or in noisier places.
What are the types of hearing aid?
There are lots of different types of hearing aid. The right kind for you will partly depend on your hearing loss, but there are other things to think about, too. For example, some people like to let others know about their hearing loss – or make a fashion statement – with a clearly visible aid. Others prefer a more discreet fitting that few will notice. It’s a personal choice but please make better hearing your priority.
A behind the ear (BTE) aid has two parts: the main part goes behind your ear. This is connected by a thin, clear tube to an earfitting that sits inside your ear canal. Some earfittings are made individually from ear impressions but many people now use small eartips not made individually but which fit very comfortably.
A receiver in the canal (RIC) aid is like a BTE aid but smaller. An almost invisible wire connects the hearing aid to a receiver (tiny loudspeaker) fitted within the earfitting sitting in your ear canal.
An in the ear/canal (ITE/ITC) aid sits completely within your outer ear (ITE) or just inside your ear canal (ITC).
A completely in the canal (CIC) or invisible in the canal (IIC) aid goes deeper into the ear canal, making it nearly or wholly invisible. This is the most discreet kind of hearing aid but such tiny hearing aids may have hearing limitations for you.
We at Shanti Vilas ENT Clinic Allahabad Sell following types of Hearing Aid instruments:
