Rise & Prospects In Technology Of Hearing Aids
Hearing loss or impaired hearing is more common than you could imagine. This is not an illness or disease. To aid people who face hearing problems, hearing aids is obviously a boon, and with advancement in technology today, the help that these hearing aids provide just gets better.
With use of advanced technology and improvisations, hearing aids have improved in all respects from their size to their operating. The technology used today in hearing aids is a lot different from what it was as recent as five years ago. From the first hearing aid which was too bulky, we have come to the times of digital hearing aids which are discreet, light weight and have the provision for adjustability depending on different external environments. The technology of digital hearing aids is such that it enables a better configuration of sound in the ear. With the help of the digital circuits, the sound can be increased or decreased as per the requirement. The sounds can also be adjusted depending on the external environmental factors around the user of the digital hearing aid, to ensure clarity of voices in the speech despite other sounds and noises in the environment. The technology of compression helps to eliminate the other loud sounds that can cause distortion in proper hearing.
There are different styles of hearing aids available in the market today.
In-ear digital hearing aids: These hearing aids are custom made. These are really small in size and are made to set deep into the ear canal out of visibility. These aids are best suited for mild to moderate hearing loss and how invisible the aid will be depends on the size of the ear canal.
Receiver-in-the-canal: These aids are the best clarity and comfort wise, and also are extremely discreet in appearance. The receiver is set in the ear canal and is connected to a very small wire in a really thin tube which goes behind the ear. These are appropriate for severe hearing problem.
On-the-ear: This is the original open fitting hearing aid. The microchip, microphone and speaker are set behind the ear and are connected to the ear canal through a thin tube.
Completely-in-the-canal: These are extremely small and discreet aids and are really small in size.
In-the-canal: These are larger than the previous one, but give better performance for speech in noise.
In-the-ear: These are good for people with more severe hearing problem who do not wish to use the behind the
ear aids.
Behind-the-ear: These are the traditional kind hearing aids that are fitted with an ear mould which fills the ear.
People obviously have a lot of options in hearing aids, depending on the severity of their problem and their preferences, and these choices are only going to get better with time.
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