| With the mound of information out there it can be a | | | | individual's hearing loss problem according to their |
| daunting task choosing which ear hearing aid is going | | | | lifestyle, for example in the workplace or in more |
| to be right for you, but don't despair, along with an | | | | social situations. Digital units will also suppress |
| abundance of data comes sites that will literally take | | | | background noise, rendering speech easier to hear |
| you by the hand and lead you to the perfect unit. | | | | which is a bonus in especially noisy environments. |
| One of the first decisions you will have to make is | | | | Understandably, more often than not you will find |
| whether to purchase analogue or digital and it will help | | | | that digital units are a little more expensive than |
| to understand a little about both. | | | | analogue ones. |
| With an analogue unit the sounds you hear will be | | | | One of the advantages of modern technology is that |
| converted into electronic signals which will then be | | | | you can have your unit custom made to fit your |
| amplified before being passed through to the | | | | own ear canal, which means that the unit shouldn't |
| earphone on the hearing aid. You may find some | | | | keep slipping out so avoiding the need for constant |
| analogue units can be programmed for different | | | | adjustment, which in turn will render them almost |
| situations, whilst some can make sounds seem | | | | invisible, which is an added bonus for the more |
| louder, but may not actually be able to discriminate | | | | self-conscious of us! |
| between them. Analogue units are usually a little | | | | Perhaps one of the most important aspects of your |
| cheaper than their digital counterparts. | | | | new hearing aid you need to bear in mind is that you |
| As for digital units, unlike analogue, they convert | | | | can have some units pre-programmed with your own |
| sounds that are processed more precisely via a tiny | | | | hearing test results from your doctor, supplying a unit |
| computer, which can also be programmed to suit an | | | | that is unique to you. |