Archive for September 18th, 2007

What You Should Know About Digital Hearing Aids

There are digital hearing aids available without a doctor’s prescription or testing.  Some of the aids you can buy that go in the ear canal are digi-ears, which range from $300 to $700 and have various additions.  They’re versatile to fit either ear, so if you bought two of the same type, you wouldn’t have to worry about which aid would fit each ear if you got confused.

Many different digital hearing aids are available.  Some of them include a  two channel value aid, which is a low cost aid, a mid-level four channel aid that provides feedback reduction and a speech amplifier, and the best level (also a four channel aid), which offers echo suppression and layered noise reduction.  All of these aids come with a wax remover.  (Wax seems to be a problem for hearing aid wearers and must be kept to a minimum for the best reception.)

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