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Hearing aids have improved immensely in recent years with the continued development of digital technology. Hearing aids will help to improve your hearing ability but no hearing aid will provide completely normal hearing again.
Hearing aids vary considerably in price because of the different levels of technology involved. All hearing aids are digital now-a-days, however hearing aids with more advanced digital signal processing are more expensive than their more basic counterparts. These aids are much easier to use, with less skill required as they automatically respond to changes in the sound environment during the day.
Technology has improved the management of hearing loss in recent years. Advanced developments by hearing aid manufacturers have now removed “occlusion” which is the blocked up feeling people used to experience when wearing hearing aids. Similarly, the annoying whistling or feedback sound that hearing aids used to make is now a problem of the past.
Some other examples of digital hearing aid features include:
Automatic activation of the above features (no button pushing)
There are many styles of hearing aids available. There are different hearing aids to suit different needs. The style you choose depends on your hearing loss as well as your personal preferences.
Behind-the-ear (BTE) - These hearing aids sit comfortably behind
your ear and are connected to an ear mould via a tube.
Open Fit / Slim Tube BTEs - These are mini BTE aids that use an
almost invisible tube to connect to a very open ear mould.
In-the-ear (ITE) - These hearing aids sit inside your ear and vary
in size.
Completely-in-the-canal (CIC) - These are the smallest of the ITE
hearing aids and are very small and discreet