HEARING AIDS
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING AIDS
Using a hearing aid presents a number of advantages to a hearing-impaired person. First and foremost, you will hear a lot better. Hearing aids do not restore your hearing to normal, but they improve it significantly. It becomes easier to hear what other people say. Sounds you have not heard for a long time such as birds singing, door bells ringing, the howling of the wind and water running, may become audible to you.
Hearing aids usually improve the user's social, psychological and physical sense of well-being.
Studies as well as experience show that hearing aids generally improve the quality of life and will help you:
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get a better relationship with your family
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feel better about yourself
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get better mental health
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improve your physical well being
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to concentrate better
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feel more independent and secure
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feel less tired or exhausted
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be more able to participate in social gatherings
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be able to increase your social contacts
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be able to do better in your job
The Three Main Hearing Aid Styles
BTE Hearing Aids
These devices are worn with the hearing aid on top of and behind the ear. All of the parts are in the case at the back of the ear and they are joined to the ear canal with a sound tube and a custom mold or tip.
ITE Hearing Aids
RIC Hearing Aids
These are custom-made devices, all of the electronics sit in a device that fits in your ear, they come in many sizes including CIC (completely in Canal) and IIC (Invisible in Canal).
These devices are similar in concept to BTE hearing aids, with the exception that the receiver (the speaker) has been removed from the case that sits at the back of the ear. It is fitted in your ear canal or ear and connected to the case of the hearing aid with a thin wire.
