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Audiologist, Physicians, Check for Severity and Degree of Hearing Loss before Comparing Hearing Aids
Siemens hearing aids has recently developed a new hearing aid that identifies the location of a speaker’s voice and then automatically adjusts itself to minimize surrounding noises so that the hearing impaired person may hear only the speaker’s voice.
The Siemens hearing aid is called Triano 3 BTE and it amplifies sounds coming from the area directly in front of the user while at the same time minimizing signals and sounds from all other directions. Once the Siemens hearing aid gathers a sound, it “then pass through a 16 channel signal processing unit, which identifies the type of speaking situation and automatically switches to the optimum background-noise reduction program.” A clear sounding voice is the result and this requires less effort to hear on the hearing impaired person’s part.
If you want to compare hearing aids, there are many different styles and types of hearing aids out on the market today, some are more technologically advanced than others and therefore cost more. However there is a solution for it those people who are on a tight budget and only have trouble hearing in crowds such as in a church or a busy restaurant. The solution is disposable digital hearing aids which can last up to 400 hours and cost approximately $80. These hearing aids are specifically designed for people who do not need a full-time hearing aid and can be acquired through the Internet with no prescription or fitting. You must remember you do get what you pay for and it is a disposable hearing aid so it is not meant for everyone.
A person with a hearing loss, even if they experienced their hearing loss only in large crowds, should first visit their doctor or an audiologist to determine the severity and degree of hearing loss before beginning to compare hearing aids. And be sure to choose an audiologist’s office that serves both the medical diagnostic procedures and the hearing aid fitting. These audiologist’s offices are ‘one-stop shopping’ style offices so that you do not have to run all over town to make sure you get the correct hearing aid for your type of hearing loss.
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