| Phonak hearing aids are gaining in popularity with many | | | | - ITE: This stands for "in the ear" hearing device, and |
| people because they effectively help make listening | | | | was developed in the 1980s. People sometimes |
| much easier for anyone that suffers many types of | | | | choose this type for cosmetic reasons. |
| hearing problems. These hearing devices have many | | | | The different features present in Phonak hearing aids |
| different options available for anyone that wants to | | | | and the different styles are really important to consider |
| use them to hear life around you again. | | | | when choosing hearing devices because they allow |
| Some of the different options that are available include: | | | | almost anyone with a hearing loss to have significant |
| - Sound recover: This remarkable breakthrough allows | | | | increase in the quality of their life. |
| people with significant high-frequency hearing loss to | | | | You should go to an audiologist to help you determine |
| hear speech sounds that they haven't heard in a long | | | | exactly what degree of hearing loss you have so you |
| time. | | | | can make the smartest choice possible. |
| - Echo Block: Allows people to hear more clearly in a | | | | Audiologists can provide you with important information |
| reverberant (echo-y) environment. This is the only | | | | that could aid your decision on what type of hearing |
| time-altering algorithm (plan of operation) in the hearing | | | | aid to get from Phonak. |
| aid industry. | | | | I can't stress enough that an educated patient is the |
| -Automatic Program Switching ("autopilot"): Adjusts the | | | | best patient—you should not choose any type of |
| volume, level of sound reduction and directionality | | | | hearing aid without first getting a hearing test done and |
| automatically, within milliseconds. | | | | doing your homework about what is available. Hearing |
| There are two different styles of hearing aids that you | | | | aids are major purchases and a good audiologist can |
| can also find different options for. The two styles are: | | | | help you become better informed so that you will be |
| - BTE: This style stands for "behind the ear" and is | | | | able to find the right type for you for the best price |
| good for anyone with mild to severe hearing issues. | | | | possible to fit your budget. |
| BTEs may be tiny or standard sized. | | | | |