What are some hearing aid options / advancements?
Most hearing aids currently manufactured are digital. Digital means that the sound is digitized (passes through an analog to digital converter) prior to the amplification process. This digitized sound can be processed by the amplifier more efficiently and effectively. A programmable hearing aid is one that can be attached with a cord to the dispenser’s computer for the purpose of changing the aid’s acoustic parameters. Programmable hearing aids have more features that the hearing healthcare professional can adjust to better fine-tune an instrument to match your specific needs. Noise reduction circuits often are algorithms designed into a hearing aid to help the hearing aid emphasize less steady-state sounds (speech is usually “choppy”) over more steady sounds (more likely to be ambient noise). Feedback suppressors or cancellors attempt to control the amount of whistling coming from a hearing aid. Controlling feedback allows a user to access more gain, use the telephone more easily, and
