Hearing Aids
As one of Victoria’s most established hearing aid providers, hearservice fits and manages leading hearing aid brands. hearservice prides itself as being an independent hearing aid provider. With more brands to choose from, hearservice Audiologists will tailor a solution to meet your particular needs. hearservice Audiologists are fully trained in the latest technology and fitting procedures.
Hearing Aid Types
Hearing aids are available in a range of shapes and sizes to suit individual needs and hearing losses.
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The behind-the ear hearing aid can be successfully fitted to a very wide range of hearing losses. It consists of an ear mould that fits into the ear and is connected to a small plastic casing containing the electronic components. The casing sits behind the ear.
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The in-the-ear hearing aid consists of an acrylic shell that contains all the electronic components. It sits in the outer ear and ear canal.
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The in-the-canal hearing aid is a smaller version of the in-the-ear hearing aid. This aid sits in the ear canal and extends partly into the outer ear.
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The completely-in-the-canal hearing aid sits completely and deeply in the ear canal and once in place, is only just visible when viewed from side-on. As it is smaller, it cannot accommodate some of the features available in the bigger aids such as a volume control. It usually has a little line attached for ease of removal.
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The CROS hearing aid can be helpful if you have poorer hearing in one ear. It consists of a microphone worn on the poorer hearing ear, which picks up sound and feeds it to a hearing aid worn on the better hearing ear.
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The bone conduction hearing aid transfers sound into the ear via a vibrating device worn on the bone behind the ear. The vibrating device is usually held in place with a headband. This can be useful for those with chronically discharging ears or malformation of the ear canal.
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Hearing Aid Technology
In recent years, hearing aid technology has progressed considerably. When considering the purchase of a hearing aid, you are faced with a vast choice of different technologies including:
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Digital hearing aids convert sound into a series of numbers. Calculations are performed on these numbers before they are converted back into amplified sound. The main advantage of digital hearing aids is that more sophisticated processing of sound is possible, allowing greater flexibility to tailor the hearing aid to meet your requirements.
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Automatic volume control in hearing aids adjusts the amount of amplification depending on the loudness of the incoming sounds. This enables you to pick up soft sounds from a distance without nearer sounds being too loud.
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Directional microphones in hearing aids can provide an effective form of background noise reduction. Each hearing aid has a number of microphones. The incoming sound from these microphones is electronically manipulated so that speech is enhanced and background noise is reduced. This technology enables easier listening in a noisy environment, especially when you are facing the person who is speaking.
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Noise reduction features identify speech from noise signals and process them separately. This allows for enhancement of speech and reduction of noise.
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Multi program hearing aids allows you to access different hearing aid settings for different environments. For example, one program may be set for quiet areas, another for listening in noisy areas or another for listening to music. These programs can be accessed automatically by the hearing aid or manually by a button.
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Feedback reduction features are sophisticated electronic technologies that result in less “whistling” of hearing aids.
Contact hearservice for more information about hearing aids:
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