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| Hearing Aids & Hearing Aid Styles |
| Hearing aids come in a variety of shapes, styles and technologies. Which one is right for you? That answer depends on your individual hearing loss and your personal listening needs. Our Hearing Care Professional will work with you to determine the very best solution for you, your lifestyle, and your budget. |
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Hearing Aids
Hearing aids have developed from "clunky ear prosthetics" to amazingly sophisticated devices that can be both comfortable and virtually invisible!
Depending on the level of technology that you prefer, modern hearing devices have the ability to:
- digitally process sound in a way that sounds very natural.
- adapt and automatically adjust to different listening environments.
- filter out background noise to focus on the sounds you want to hear.
- be programmed to suit the types of listening environments you experience.
They are quiet (no whistling!) and can barely be seen — unless you want them to because some styles look pretty hi-tech like something James Bond would have! |
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Hearing Aid Styles
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Open Fit or Open Ear
These are currently the most popular hearing aids available. They are comfortable to wear, offer a wide array of features, and people barely notice you are wearing them. |
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Completely in the Canal (CIC)
These instruments are tiny and fit, literally, completely in the ear canal. |
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Canal Style or In The Canal (ITC)
These instruments fit in the ear canal and are somewhat visible. |
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Full Shell - In the Ear (ITE)
These instruments fit slightly in the canal and fill the ear with a shell. |
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Behind the Ear (BTE)
These instruments sit behind the ear and have a tube that connects the instrument to a custom made mold that fits in the ear. |
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| Images courtesy of ReSound |
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