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Home | Hearing
Products | Types of
Hearing Aid Products
An audiologist at EarTech can help you select the appropriate hearing
aid based on the results of a carefully performed hearing test together
with consideration of your particular communication problems and
personal needs. There are a number of hearing aid types according
to their size and shape:
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The Behind-The-Ear
hearing aid has a "hook shape",
sits behind the ear and is connected to an ear mould which sits
in the canal. |
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The In-The-Ear hearing
aid or concha hearing aid fits all the components into the
ear and covers most of the external part
of the pinna (external ear). |
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The In-The-Canal
hearing aid fits all the components into the ear canal and
although very small it can still be seen sitting
in the ear. |
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The
Completely-In-The-Canal (CIC) hearing aid is so small that
it fits deep into the ear canal and can hardly be seen at all. |
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Despite the variety, the most important feature to consider is the acoustic
(sound) characteristics which must suit your hearing loss. Not every hearing
aid size will suit every hearing loss. Another aspect to consider is your
dexterity in manipulating a very small device. You will have to change
the battery yourself!
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