Do you have a problem in hearing sound?
A hearing aid is an apparatus uses behind the ear. It is designed to amplify and modulate sound to the user ear. It will make sounds louder and help a person with hearing loss. The device will increase the quality of sound in noisy and quite situations but not all of hearing loss people gets benefit from the hearing aid. Some of them can’t adopt with the device. The hearing aid consists of microphone, speaker and amplifier. The sound will be received via a microphone and converts the sound waves to electrical signals. The amplifier will give the quality sound to the ear via a speaker.

There are 4 different type of hearing ads :-

ITE – In the ear

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This hearing aid is designed for people with varying degrees of hearing loss from mild to severe. It fills the entire center of the ear. The ITE hearing aid is almost impossible to hide, however it has a long battery life and it works with a directional microphone and other accessories.

BTE – behind the ear

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This type of hearing aids locate behind user’s ear. A plastic tube funnels amplified sound into an earmold in the ear canal.This device can hold more amplify sound and circuitry to a greater degree. BTE aids is more reasonable to wear than other types and easy to use it.

ITC – In the canal

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The ITC hearing aids are custom-built based on person ear. These type of hearing aids is danger for children since the size of a child’s ear keeps on growing with age and unsuitable for them.

CIC – completely in the canal

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This type of hearing aid is hard to remove and can be affected by ear wax or fluids draining from within the ear. The user must be kept clean to maintain optimum performance.

It is important to know the best type to choose the suitable hearing aids. Refer audiologist to find the best suited to your needs.

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Hearing damage is one of most afraid problem in our system and can also develop later in life. Hearing loss or commonly known as Noise-Induced Hearing Loss is the loss of hearing sense.. In our environment there are many noises that affect our hearing. It will cause damage if the sounds are too loud for long time. It can occur if there are continuous noise exposures or immediately after contact with an exceptionally loud and acute sound.
The inner ear can be damage especially at small sensory cells that convert sound into electric signal. The hair cells in the inner ear can’t grow if damaged. The symptom of hearing damage is the sounds become distorted of muffled. It will make hearing ability is decreased.

There are some tips to protect your ears :-

1. There are antibiotics to help reduce the damage of ear.
2. Remove the wax but do not use a cotton swab or sharp object.
3. Use an assistive listening device. These devices make certain sounds louder by bringing the sound directly to your ear. There are others devices that can help to give sensor to the brain.
4. Wear earplugs when involved in a loud activity.
5. Avoid hazardous noise in the environment.
6. Go to doctor and do medical examination.
7. Never insert foreign objects inside ear. It will cause damage to the ears.

Once you start losing your hearing ability there is no way to recover noise sensing abilities. Protect your ear early before damage.

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