A common question asked by patients being fitted for hearing aids concerns whether the hearing aids that are intended to help them hear weak sounds will make the loud noises too loud. This is a natural question, one for which there is thankfully a comforting answer. The basic answer is that present day hearing aids […]
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“Should I wear one or two hearing aids?” This is a very common question arising from the fact that hearing aids are a major financial investment. Most hearing specialists will state that the advantages of wearing two hearing aids greatly exceed the added cost, but to be fair let’s start with the reasons why some […]
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A bit of history and an explanation of how analog devices work vs how digital devices work is necessary to understand the differences between digital and analog hearing aids. Historically, analog technology appeared first, and consequently most hearing aids were analog until digital signal processing (DSP) was developed, at which point digital hearing aids appeared. […]
If you’re shopping for your first hearing aid and finding the process confusing, you are not alone. When Consumer Reports did a comparative report on hearing aids, they followed consumers for six months as they tried to figure out which one to buy. Their report was dismaying: two-thirds of the aids purchased ended up being […]