| Hearing impairment is defined as the ability to detect | | | | There are numerous types of hearing solutions. Behind |
| low amplitude sounds partially or completely. This is | | | | the ear (BTE), in the ear (ITE), in the canal (ITC) and |
| caused by many biological and environmental factors. | | | | completely in the canal (CTC) are the styles of hearing |
| Not in all cases a person loses his complete ability of | | | | aids that provide solutions for hearing defects. |
| hearing but most often the case is that they fail to | | | | Investment cost should not be a parameter while |
| detect the slightest of the sounds that they naturally | | | | choosing a device. Instead, a hearing aid that provides |
| detect. Age of onset and the severity classifies the | | | | solution for the level of audibility a person has lost |
| type of hearing loss. | | | | should be the parameter to choose your hearing aid. |
| Hearing aids is a boon to the people unable to hear. | | | | Hearing impairment with the onset of age is wisely |
| There are digitally designed hearing devices that bring | | | | classified into two categories, Pre-lingual deafness and |
| wonder to your ears. They help you not only to hear | | | | Post-lingual deafness. These types of deafness are |
| but also detect the quietest of the sounds that the ear | | | | classified based on prior or post acquisition to a |
| perceives naturally. Also, there are aids that can detect | | | | language. Some may not hear low frequency of |
| sounds according to the environment of the listener to | | | | sounds, some high frequency of sounds while some |
| enjoy the sounds as naturally it is. | | | | people cannot differentiate between the sounds. |
| The degree of loudness measures the severity of | | | | Besides all these types there is one more type |
| hearing loss. A person may be hard of hearing with | | | | unilateral hearing loss where a person could hear well |
| mild, moderate or severe hearing loss. It is mainly | | | | only in one ear and not in the other. |
| classified into three types, neural/sensory-neural, | | | | The solutions of these hearing problems come with the |
| conductive, or a combination of both. Solution to this | | | | digital hearing aids. These digital aids convert the sound |
| defect of hearing is provided based on the type of the | | | | into a digital code which retransmits the sound by using |
| hearing loss. There are innumerous brands with a | | | | a mathematical calculation. A wider mass of deaf |
| series of products lined up to offer the best solutions | | | | culture believe that these hearing solutions have |
| to the hearing-impaired. | | | | revolutionized hearing. |
| Conductive loss of hearing occurs when sound | | | | The hearing aid does not provide hearing solutions but |
| amplification is not conducted in the outer or middle ear, | | | | also comes with some added features like Telecoil or |
| which is generally a mild or moderate impairment. But | | | | FM to enhance the amplification. They also have a |
| sensory-neural loss is a defect to detect sound in the | | | | wide range of quality, styles and colors to choose. |
| inner ear which can be mild, moderate or severe. | | | | Some of the best brands available in market are |
| Hearing aids have to be chosen for the type of | | | | Rexton, Songbird, Starkey, Phonak, Siemens and |
| impairment so that it can best satisfy the need of the | | | | Unitron. |
| person with impairment. | | | | |