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Digital Technology
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Digital Technology What advantages do digital hearing aids offer? Digital hearing aids became available about a decade ago. They are an improvement over older technology in that they are extremely flexible, can be finely-tuned, have advanced compression (loudness limiting) capabilities, use less power, have less distortion, and are smaller and less visible. The “older type” conventional electronic hearing aids have been in use for over 35 years. They use basic analog technology to provide quality, linear-type amplifi cation to patients with a wide range of hearing loss. This means that low, bass-type sounds will be ampli ed the same amount as high frequency sounds so quality of hearing is not as good as a digital hearing aid. An advantage of these types of hearing aids is that they are less costly. Which type of hearing aid is right for you is determined by the results of your hearing test, your lifestyle, your cosmetic requirements and your dexterity. |
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