My father had hearing aids and hated them. How has technology changed?
Digital technology and open-platform circuits have totally changed how hearing devices are fit. Digital sound processing coupled with directional microphone technology can sense the differences between speech-like sounds, steady state noise sounds and unwanted sounds behind you in noisy situations such as a restaurant or large group gathering. Even though we cannot replace the natural hearing that was lost, many people with moderate hearing losses can actually hear better than normal hearing people in noisy situations due to the advancements in technology. The hearing devices are adjusted to fit your hearing loss precisely. They aren’t just amplifiers anymore. In fact, part of the computerized chip in the hearing device analyzes your listening environment as you’re wearing them. When we see you for follow up appointments, we can tell, by hooking them up to the computer, how you are using them so we can make intelligent, fine-tuning decisions to optimize your hearing by connecting them
