Process of selection

• Wide choice of Hearing aids to suit all needs and budgets.

• Scientific methods of selection.

• Computer programs available, which can interface with the programmable hearing aids to meet individual amplification needs.

• Measurement of hearing aid output in the ear canal

  • Prevents over amplification in children

  • Helps in hearing aid prescription in difficult to test population

• Effects of earmould on hearing aid performance considered.

• Graphic representation of the actual hearing aid performance.

• Increased client satisfaction.

Types of hearing Aids

Different degrees and types of hearing loss require fitting with different hearing aids

Conventional Hearing aids:

Progressively decreasing in size are:

• Pocket models (body level hearing aids)

• B T E - Behind the ear

• I T E - In the ear

• I T C - In the canal

• C I C - Completely in the canal

Better sound perception is achievable with ear level hearing aids than body level hearing aids.

Programmable Hearing Aids:

• Analog and digital types available in all the above models except body level hearing aid.

• Different programs can be stored in memory for listening under different conditions, such as quiet and noisy.

Digital Aids: Digital aids with “smart features” can be programmed by computer software to c adjust their performance depending on the environment.

Advantages of Digital hearing aids are:

• Extremely sharp sound quality

• Can be re-programmed even if individual hearing loss increases (upto a certain limit)

For more details see FAQS on hearing Aids

Process of getting adjusted:

Listening through a hearing aid is a different sensory experience and one needs to get used to it. Professional help is required in getting used to amplification. The process of getting adjusted is longer and more difficult with children.

Hearing aid repair workshop:

• All types and makes of Hearing aids serviced and repaired

• Servicing and repairing done by a qualified person

Ear moulds - custom moulds, soft moulds:

• Regular moulds (for body level hearing aids), skeletal moulds (BTE's)

• Impressions for I T C and C I C also taken

• U.V Moulds

• Ear mould modification