Hearing Machine
HEARING AID
A Hearing Aid is a small electronic device which a patients worn in or behind the ear who cannot hear properly. With the help of this device, a person with hearing loss can listen and communicate, as this device makes sounds louder. In this device there is a microphone which helps to pickup sounds from the environment and then this device makes these sounds louder and send this louder sounds into the person’s ear.
Features Of Hearing Aids:
Volume Control
Allows you to make the sound louder or softer as per your need.
Programs
Many hearings aid have different program according to the noise of room, which you can easily adjust as per your need.
Directional Microphones
This type of microphone allows you to hear the sounds you want to hear by controlling other sounds.
Feedback Cancellation
With the help of this feature, you can stop that annoying buzzing sound that sometimes happen with hearing aid.
Bluetooth Connectivity
Can connect hearing aid with TV, phone or another device.
Rechargeable Batteries
With help of this, you don’t have to charge your batteries all the time.
Latest Innovations of Hearing Aid Technology
Artificial Intelligence
It atomically changes and give you perfect sound in each environment. You don’t have to keep adjusting all the time.
Language Translation
Some advanced aids can translate different language directly into your ear.
Fall Detection Hearing aids
With the help of this technology, if you fall then, it detects and send alerts to your emergency contacts.
Smartphones Control
You can connect our hearing aids with smartphone apps and can easily adjust volume and programs from your phone.
Cost of Hearing Aid:
Basic digital hearing aid can cost between Rs. 20,000 to 60,000. Cost of advanced hearing aids can range up to 1,00,000 or more depends on Models and brands.
Brands:
Phonak
It’s a Swiss company that makes different types of hearing aids. E.gAudéo and Naída models and its price range is from 18,500 to 4,16,000.
Oticon
It is a Danish brand which provide hearing aid like Opn and Xceedlines. Price of this model can range from 15,000 to 2,61,000.
ReSound
It is also a Danish company which make aids like LiNX Quattro that can connect directly to phones and TVs. Price of this hearing Aids is Rs. 313,480.
Signia
It is a German brand. They develop fast charging Styletto models. This model starting price range is Rs. 18,500.
Widex
It is a Danish brand and develop aids like Moment and Evoke families. Price range is from Rs. 3,15,000 to 3,25,000.
Starkey
It’s an American company made hearing Aids like Livio AI line price for this is Rs. 2,30,000.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q. What are hearing aids?
Ans. It is a small device which makes sounds louder so people having hearing loss can hear better.
Q. How do they work?
Ans. It has a microphone that pick sound from environment and convert this sound into your ear.
Q. Do I need one or two hearing aids?
Ans. Most of the people need two hearing aids, one for each ear. It helps to hear sounds from both sides equally.
Q. Are hearing aids visible when worn?
Ans. Some fit completely inside your ear, are hidden. Other which is hook over the top of the ear can be seen.
Q. How long do hearing aid batteries last?
Ans. It may last from 3 days to 2 weeks.
Q. Can hearing aids get wet or damaged?
Ans. Modern hearing aids are water -resistant.
Q. Do hearing aids restore normal hearing?
Ans. No, it cannot cure hearing loss.