The Different Programmable Hearing Aids
Analog Programmable Hearing Aids
Analog programmable hearing aids have a microchip which allows the aid to have settings programmed for different listening environments such as quiet conversation in your home, noisy situations like a restaurant, or large areas like a theater. The audiologist uses a computer to program the hearing aid for different listening situations depending on your individual hearing loss profile, speech understanding, and range of tolerance for louder sounds.
Digital Programmable Hearing Aids
Digital programmable hearing aids have all the features of analog programmable aids but use "digitized sound processing" to convert sound waves into digital signals. A computer chip in the aid analyzes the signals of your environment to determine if the sound is noise or speech and then makes modifications to provide a clear, amplified distortion-free signal.
Digital hearing aids are usually self-adjusting. The digital processing allows for more flexibiity in programming the aid so that the sound it transmits matches your specific pattern of hearing loss. This digital technology is the most expensive, but it allows for improvement in programmability, greater precision in fitting, management of loudness discomfort, control of acoustic feedback (whistling sounds) and noise reduction.
Some hearing aids have the ability to store several different programs. You have the ability to change the hearing aid settings as your listening environment changes. Your hearing aid can be reprogrammed as your hearing needs change.
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