Digital hearing aids takes into account the sound around you and it samples the sound in your environment at 1 million times per second. Then it compares the environment to your level of hearing loss, which is programmed into the hearing aid. After 40 million calculations, it adjusts to suit your hearing capacity and restores the hearing sense in you. This all happens instantaneously and is completely automatic; the user does not have to control the volume or make any other adjustments. With such technological advancement in place in this day, there is no reason anyone should be selling you a non-digital hearing aid.
Behind The Ear Hearing Aids (BTE)
Today’s latest high performance digital hearing aids come in a variety of different styles and models each with varying levels of innovative technology. Behind the ear hearing aids (BTE) are just one type of hearing solutions that can help you stay connected to the world around you.
Behind the ear style hearing aids are a lot sleeker and slimmer than they used to be giving you a very comfortable fit. The microphone element is the part that sits behind the ear and the receiver is connected via a thin, clear tube that is placed inside the ear that routes the sounds around you.
There are a variety of styles accommodating different performance features that can be tailored to suit your hearing needs.
To discover more about behind the ear hearing aids, you can get in touch with our expert Audiologists who will be eager to explain you in detail as to how the different models work and the features that are available in each model. This will help you understand more about the types of hearing solutions that are available to you.
Receiver In the Canal Hearing Aids (RIC)
Receiver-in-canal or RIC hearing instruments are worn behind the ear and come with tiny housings because their receiver sits directly in the ear canal. The so-called mini Receivers come in different sizes for different levels of amplification. RICs can be quickly and easily adjusted and provide a high degree of wearing comfort, discretion and appropriate amplification.
In the Canal Hearing Aids (ITC)
The canal type hearing aids are also known as custom hearing aids, as they are individually manufactured to suit a person’s ear. Another “tiny” offering, the ITC,CIC hearing aid style is worn completely within the ear canal. Being a custom-crafted hearing aid, our Hearing Care Professional will take an ear canal impression to give your hearing aid a perfectly tailored fit. This ensures maximum comfort and sound quality.
Canal style hearing aids are most effective to treat mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Hearing aid wearers love them as they provide the benefit of improved hearing.
Completely In the Hearing Aids (CIC)
Receiver-in-canal or RIC hearing instruments are worn behind the ear and come with tiny housings because their receiver sits directly in the ear canal. The so-called mini Receivers come in different sizes for different levels of amplification. RICs can be quickly and easily adjusted and provide a high degree of wearing comfort, discretion and appropriate amplification.