Discering The Type Of Hearing Aid To Use

By Hilda Durham


It is actually tiring to repeat your sentences over and over again to a person who does not hear what you are saying. But then getting angry or irritated would not do you any good. So instead of being, it would be better if you can help that person out to afford himself of a hearing aid. Speaking of this, there are actually several shops selling hearing aid Port St Lucie .

Basically, the goal of this mechanism is to enhance the hearing ability of a person who suffers from a hearing impairment. This case is actually caused by some damage in the sensory cells inside the ears which are the hair cells. It is actually taken from the following cases such as aging, injury from noise, medicines, and disease.

Now with this mechanism, the sound vibrations are magnified as it enters the ear. With this, the surviving hair cells pick up the vibrations and convert them to neural signals which are then passed to the brain. But then the greater the damage to a persons hair cells, the more severe the impairment.

So given this, the best thing to do in order to start is to go to a physician whose field specializes on the ear, nose and throat or in other terms, a otolayringologist. He will check what caused the impairment in you. Another person who is responsible in the treatment is the audiologist. This individual is a health professional specializing in the ear, and he is the one who does the assessments.

Still another reason to see a doctor first before buying the mechanism is for in order to know the right one which suits the level of impairment. Speaking of this, there are actually three types of hearing aids. They all have unique features but then they suit every level of impairment.

Behind the ear or BTE consist of a hard plastic case which is worn behind the auditory organ and is connected to a plastic mold that fits inside the outer part of the organ. The electronic tool is held in the case behind. So the process of sound transmission starts from the mold, then to the hearing aid, and into the ear.

While the second one is the in the ear or the ITE style. These ones are used to cater to mild to severe impairment. With this, style, the electronic tool is placed in a case which is made of a hard plastic. Some of the ITE styles possess added features such as the telecoil. This feature is what makes the conversations in the telephone as well as in places with special sound systems to be heard well.

And lastly, there is the in the canal or ITC. These ones fit into the canal and are available in two styles. One is the kind that fits entirely into the canal while the other one is a style that just nearly hidden. But either of the two, they can be used to aid mild to moderately severe impairment. So in order to determine which type to buy, consulting the doctor would be best.

Also, this mechanism has two kinds, the analog and the digital. The analog is capable of being customized according to the specification of the physician while the digital can be adjusted by the doctor according to the need of the patient. So this is the importance of consulting a physician first before buying this mechanism.




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  1. Thanks for all of the information, I'm taking my Dad to get hearing aids later today and I wanted to know a bit more before I did. Honestly, it's up to him what type he wants and what type will be best, but I think the canal ones will work. We'll have to see what the specialist says though.
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