| Everybody is different, and hearing is no different. | | | | of using two microphones. One microphone is capable |
| Everybody's hearing is different, and so sometimes the | | | | of amplifying what is really in front of the user, while |
| standard hearing aids won't provide you the sort of | | | | the other microphone is able to pick up sounds from all |
| performance that you require, and so you might want | | | | around. |
| to look at some custom hearing devices. | | | | The different microphones can be selected, which |
| Custom hearing aids will normally cost a little more than | | | | makes it ideal for reducing any background noise, |
| the regular hearing aids, however this is understandable | | | | allowing you to listen to the person in front of you. |
| as they are tailor made for you. It's important to find a | | | | - Noise Reduction |
| hearing aid that works best for you, despite the price. | | | | New hearing aids have a noise reduction feature |
| There are some common settings that can be | | | | which is similar to the one on your stereo. These have |
| customised on hearing aids: | | | | a computer chip built into the hearing aid which is |
| -Adjust the equaliser | | | | designed to analyze the sound and cut out certain |
| Most people start to notice hearing loss affecting only | | | | frequencies of sound. |
| certain frequencies, this is normally only the higher | | | | Quite often hearing aids can cause feedback, this |
| frequencies. They may start to be unable to hear high | | | | often sounds like buzzing, or a whistling noise. If you |
| pitch sounds, you can buy a specific hearing aid to | | | | hear feedback, you would have to turn down the |
| boost whichever specific frequency the patient is | | | | volume until the feedback is reduced. However the |
| having a trouble with. | | | | noise reduction chip is able to remove feedback |
| You should go to see your audiologist as they can help | | | | without having to turn down the volume. |
| you to adjust the hearing aid so you can hear better. | | | | - Telecoils |
| Digital hearing aids have the advantage of having an | | | | Telecoils are designed to make phone conversations |
| EQ (equaliser) function much like your home stereo. | | | | for people with hearing difficulties much easier. |
| - Different Presets | | | | Switching a switch changes the device to use the |
| A number of popular hearing aids have the ability to | | | | telecoil, this cuts out the background noise completely |
| set a number of different programs. These programs | | | | so you can concentrate completely on the telephone. |
| can be selected when you enter different | | | | This feature doesn't work with all telephones, it's |
| environments, one flick of a switch can completely | | | | important to check whether or not yours is compatible |
| change how your hearing aid works. | | | | before considering purchasing a telecoil hearing aid. |
| When you go to a noisy environment, you can flip the | | | | Check out which is a comprehensive resource for |
| switch to customise the settings for that specific | | | | people suffering from hearing loss to get information |
| environment. When you go to a quiet place you can | | | | on hearing aid options, prices and maintenance. |
| select another program to customise the settings | | | | You should talk to your audiologist to decide exactly |
| further. This function is very useful as it is more user | | | | which extra custom features are suitable for you, |
| friendly than simply adjusting the volume. | | | | some of these features may be great for you, others |
| - Dual Microphones | | | | may not be so useful and so may be a waste of |
| Modern digital hearing aids have a great new feature | | | | money. |