How Can You Pick The Best Hearing Aids?

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• How Can You Pick The Best Hearing Aids?
• If you have recently been diagnosed with hearing
  loss, your thoughts will immediately turn to
  selecting your hearing aids. Wanting the best
  hearing aid for your hearing loss is natural, but
  there are many things to consider when making
  this decision.
• Unfortunately, there is no singular best Hearing
  Aids In Fort Wayne that is the perfect fit for
  everyone. Everyone will have different
  preferences and priorities for what they expect
  from their hearing aids, so instead, it is
  always best to focus on working with your
  audiologist Fort Wayne Indiana to find the best
  device for your personal circumstances and
  requirements.
• In doing so, there are two particular areas you
  will want to focus on, as we have discussed in
  more depth below.
• Hearing Aid Styles
• There are three main styles of hearing aids, all
  of which offer their own specific benefits. The
  options are
• Behind The Ear (BTE)
• The receiver sits at the back of the ear, with a
  plastic tube connecting to the amplifier at the
  front of the ear.
• Suitable for mild-to-severe hearing loss.
• Offers the longest battery life.
• In The Ear (ITE)
• The receiver and amplifier are placed in the same
  casing and sit in the ear.
• Available in full shell and half shell styles,
  with full shell covering more of the outer ear
  bowl and half shell covering less.
• Suitable for mild-to-severe hearing loss.

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• Sound from in front of the wearer is prioritized
  over sounds from behind
• Help to make it easier to focus on conversations
  with another person and reduces distracting
  background noise
• Tinnitus Masking
• Beneficial for those who have been diagnosed with
  tinnitus a condition that causes people to hear
  sounds that are not actually there, and which is
  highly associated with hearing loss
• A consistent sound is played to mask tinnitus
  sounds and distract the brain from noticing them
  directly
• Noise Reduction
• The hearing aid analyzes the sound signal
• Sounds that are judged to be unwanted such as
  background or environmental noise are
  subsequently reduced
• Telecoils
• Allow users to connect to a sound signal directly
  in order to improve sound quality
• The sound signal can be from a personal
  telephone, or from a public system that offers
  the technology such as a concert venue or
  guided tour
• Everyone who has ever used hearing aids will have
  different ideas about which type of device and
  features should be considered the best. It is
  important to focus on finding the best device
  that suits your needs.