First: A hearing aid is a device designed to improve hearing by making sound audible to a person with hearing loss. Hearing aids are classified as medical devices in most countries, and regulated by the respective regulations. Small audio amplifiers such as PSAPs or other plain sound reinforcing systems cannot be sold as "hearing aids".
Many types of hearing aids in the world. So how to choose the right one for yourself?
You may thought about getting a OTC hearing aid from a hearing shop, but you're worried about how it will look or whether it will really help. It may help ease your concerns to know more about
As a hearing aids can not restore normal hearing. But it can improve your hearing by amplifying sounds that you've had trouble hearing.
How ENNO hearing aids work?
A hearing aids use the same basic parts to carry sounds from the environment into your ear and make them louder.The most common types of hearing aids are BTE (behind the ear), RITE (receiver in the ear) and ITE (in the ear).
As a Open fit of hearing aid
An open-fit hearing aid is a variation of the behind-the-ear hearing aid with a thin tube an open dome in the ear. This style keeps the ear canal very open, allowing for low-frequency sounds to enter the ear naturally and for high-frequency sounds to be amplified through the hearing aid. This makes the style a good choice for people with better low-frequency hearing and mild to moderate high-frequency hearing loss.
An open-fit hearing aid:
· Is often visible
· Doesn't plug the ear like the in-the-ear hearing aid styles, often making your own voice sound better to you
· May be more difficult to insert into the ear due to the non custom dome
How to choose a right hearing aid for yourself?
Before you buy a hearing aid, you need get a checkup. See your doctor to rule out correctable causes of hearing loss, such as earwax or an infection. And have your hearing tested by a hearing specialist (audiologist), and the following comparison for you to choose the right hearing aid.
Choose the right hearing aid for you:
Although you knows what level of hearing loss, but will not all kind of haring aid is suitable for you. Due to its very small size, this BTE hearing aid is only suitable for mild to moderate hearing loss, that is, the average hearing loss is between 26 and 55 dB (this requires a special hearing test in the clinic or hospital). And because they are not easy to operate, they have certain requirements for eyesight and dexterity of both hands. They are not recommended to the elderly who have no care or suffer from Parkinson's disease.
Besides, many people avoid this BTE hearing aid. However, it is not as bad as you think. Especially after the micro version of ear back hearing aid (RIC), concealment is no longer a problem. If you don't stare at the back of the wearer's head all the time, you can't find it at all.
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