| When you think of hearing aids you are mostly likely | | | | specifications via the internet. This eliminates the need |
| thinking of what are referred to as analog hearing aids. | | | | for multiple trips to the doctor's office to have the |
| These have been in use for a long time and have | | | | device reprogrammed. Cost is the biggest downfall of |
| helped millions of people. These devices amplify the | | | | the digital hearing aids making them an unrealistic option |
| sound wave by simply making it louder. The user | | | | for many people. Another drawback is that these |
| controls the sound with a volume switch. Analog | | | | digital hearing aids eat up the batteries quickly; often |
| hearing aids do a great job of increasing the volume of | | | | they need to be recharged nightly. |
| sounds unfortunately it increases the volume of all | | | | Digital hearing aids are smart. Digital aids are always |
| sounds including the ones you don't want to hear. If a | | | | busy transforming everyday sounds into a series of |
| user can get past this drawback then there are | | | | digits. The super tiny computer chips then use |
| certainly some advantages to analog hearing aids. The | | | | mathematical formulas to customize the way the user |
| battery lasts much longer than the digital hearing aids. | | | | hears the sounds. You might be wondering where |
| Also, if cost is an issue then the analog hearing aid will | | | | they got the technology to put such tiny computers |
| be the easiest on the pocket book. | | | | into hearing aids. It's interesting to note that the |
| Features of Digital Aids | | | | technology was actually borrowed from the military |
| Digital aids are definitely the most talked about hearing | | | | and music recoding industries. The neat thing about |
| aid these days. They have come a long ways since | | | | digital hearing aids is that they can tell the difference |
| their induction in the 80's. To explain it simple, digital aids | | | | between human voices and everyday background |
| receive sounds and then turn those sounds into digits. | | | | noise and then are able to filter out the noise. |
| The hearing aid then takes these digits and uses an on | | | | It is important for you to see a hearing specialist if you |
| board microcomputer to customize the way it relays | | | | are considering a hearing aid no matter the type. They |
| the sound to the user. This allows digital hearing aids to | | | | can be very helpful in leading you down the right path. |
| filter out annoying background noise that typical analog | | | | Keep in mind that you don't have to buy the device |
| users complain about. On high end models the digital | | | | through them and often you can find much better |
| hearing aid is able to be programmed to the users | | | | deals on the Internet. |