Who can benefit from wearing hearing aids?

Although electronic forms of communication may suffice in many parts of the business world, everyday communication at home in society and at work involves the spoken word and listening. To listen effectively we need good hearing. Unfortunately at least 10% of us have a hearing loss and only 10% of those impaired listeners wear hearing aids.

The ramifications of hearing loss are vast. Hearing loss can lead to relationship breakdowns, errors at work, loss of self esteem, loss of self confidence, failure at job interviews and even resignation of highly experienced executives and others at work who can no longer hear well at meetings.

New Technology - 'Open ear' hearing aids

A new development in hearing aid technology, called open-ear fittings have revolutionized the way we think about helping those with a high frequency hearing loss and/or tinnitus.

The most common type of hearing loss is called a high frequency hearing loss. Which means the person will hear low frequency (bass) sounds quite well but more trouble hearing the high frequency (treble) sounds.

Hearing Protection

There are many types of hearing protection. All have different sound attenuation ratings and an audiologist can advise which is best for you, once the extent of your hearing damage is known and the environment you want to use them in is considered. Hearing protection comes in different forms suitable for musicians, industrial workers and swimmers.

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