| What is a hearing aid? Hearing aids are | | | | outer ear, or in some cases, the middle ear |
| devices designed to improve the hearing | | | | produces only dull sounds. This may affect |
| capabilities of those who have suffered a | | | | how a person hears other sounds and this form |
| loss of hearing through damage to the inner | | | | of hearing loss makes it difficult for a |
| ear. Hearing aids do not allow the totally | | | | person to hear sounds such as vowels that are |
| deaf to hear but are designed for those whose | | | | known to have lower frequencies. |
| hearing has deteriorated, they actually | | | | |
| amplify the sounds surrounding the listener | | | | Such a type of hearing loss may be caused by |
| so that they can hear the sounds that were | | | | the presence of wax that obstructs the ear |
| once common to them but have been lost or | | | | canal, infection in the middle ear, or even a |
| rather dulled owing to the damage of the | | | | punctured eardrum, such a type of hearing |
| inner ears. | | | | loss may require having surgery performed, or |
| | | | other medical treatment. |
| They come in many different sizes and are | | | | |
| very compact, some are even able to fit into | | | | The other common hearing loss problem is |
| frames of your eyeglasses. Hearing aids are | | | | known as nerve deafness. This comes about |
| by and large very helpful as they improve the | | | | because of damage to nerve cells or even to |
| quality of sound and make them louder though | | | | nerve fibers inside the inner ear. This |
| they cannot restore a person's hearing, and | | | | damage results in distorted sound along with |
| are only meant to make relatively inaudible | | | | a reduction in volume, which makes it hard |
| sounds more audible. | | | | for the affected person to comprehend what is |
| | | | being said; more so, when there is a lot of |
| What makes up a Hearing Aid? | | | | noise about. Sufferers of such hearing loss |
| | | | are usually unable to distinguish different |
| There are over one thousand different hearing | | | | consonant sounds, or sounds with high |
| aids'. Each having a microphone that receives | | | | frequencies. |
| sound, which is amplified using an amplifier | | | | |
| and finally there is a speaker or receiver | | | | As you can see there are a number of |
| which sends the sounds to the user's ears, | | | | different factors that need to be considered |
| and most hearing aids use battery power to | | | | before acquiring a hearing aid, it is highly |
| work. | | | | recommended that you visit a specialist who |
| | | | will help you to diagnose what is the cause |
| In addition, there are other different kinds | | | | of your loss of hearing. Once this is known |
| of hearing aids including digital, | | | | an audiologist will be able to assist you in |
| in-the-canal, in-the-ear, behind-the-ear as | | | | deciding which type of hearing aid is best |
| well as those that are placed on the body, | | | | suited to your needs. |
| and they can even be found in mono form or | | | | |
| binaural form with the former being used for | | | | This is an important acquisition and the |
| one ear while the latter sends the sound to | | | | wrong choice can be very expensive and can in |
| both ears, the binaural is the first choice | | | | fact do you damage.. It is unusual for |
| of more than half of those that use such | | | | hearing aids to be cover under your health |
| aids. | | | | care insurance policy.Yet another reason to |
| | | | proceed with caution. |
| Hearing loss can be conductive in which the | | | | |