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What kind of hearing aid do I need for my degree of hearing loss?
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After meeting with the hearing aid specialist and finding out your degree of hearing loss, we will suggest a hearing aid that will be the best option for you. The type of hearing aid you may require depends on a lot of factors, but the degree of your hearing loss is a main factor in the kind you’ll need.
When people find out that they need a hearing aid, a lot of times they think of a big visible piece of equipment sticking out of their ear, and they get discouraged. At House of Hearing, we have many kinds of hearing aids from large ones to smaller ones that are less visible to the naked eye.
One style of hearing aids used is what they call a BTE hearing aid, or behind the ear hearing aid. Typically this type has a case that fits behind the ear; then a tube is connected over the top of the ear to the mold inside the ear canal. This type of hearing aid is used in all different degrees of hearing loss, especially when the hearing loss is severe; this is because this type of hearing aid sometimes has the feature of a directional microphone, which helps you hear voices in a noisy room. This style comes in a mini as well.
Another kind of hearing aid is an ITE or in the ear hearing aid. This is where the case fits in the outer part of the ear. This is typically not used by children because the case has to be replaced as the child grows .This kind of hearing aid is used from mild to severe cases of hearing loss.
There is also an ITC or CIC style of hearing aid. The ITC is in the canal, where the hearing aid is made to fit inside the ear canal. In the CIC, or completely in the canal style, the whole hearing aid fits inside the ear canal. These are the less visible style, and historically used in minor to mild cases of hearing loss. However, with todays advances even severe hearing losses can be fit with these small instruments. No matter the degree of hearing loss you may have, we’ll fit you with the hearing aid that’s best for you. |
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