Hearing aids come in many different styles and technological advancements means they can be adjusted and programmed for many types of hearing loss. New hearing aids have impressive features including digital noise cancellation, enabling comfortable communication in noisy environments. With a hearing loss of any degree, hearing in poor acoustic environments when there is also some background noise makes concentration almost impossible. Multi channel digital noise suppression uses algorithms that recognise the presence of noise even though it is embedded in speech and reduces the gain in the relevant channels. The degree of noise reduction can also be varied as sometimes hearing noise may be a requirement. It’s important to know that we can never eliminate noise, but with new technologies we can make listening in noise far more comfortable and successfully than it has been for years!
With advancements in technology hearing aids can now be fully automatic, which means you no longer have to fiddle with settings or programs as the hearing aids recognise different listening environments and simply does it for you! These developments does not mean that you cannot have control over the settings or functioning of the hearing aids. Most hearing aids also have multiple program capabilities as well as volume controls on the instruments themselves or you can opt for a remote control, which may be especially helpful for those with reduced dexterity .
The most exciting development in recent years is the addition of blue tooth compatibility now found in most hearing aids. This enables you to turn your hearing instruments into a fully integrated hearing system, which can communicate wirelessly with your home or mobile phone, television, computer and other devices, enabling superior sound quality and clarity like never before! With the many styles and technology levels available, hearing aids have the capability to help people of all ages with a variety of hearing needs.
For a hearing assessment, contact our team at Western Hearing Services.
