Hearing Aid Systems
Thanks to today's technological advances, it is likely that 95% of individuals with hearing loss can be helped with hearing aids. There are two different considerations to be made when selecting the hearing aid that is appropriate for you. These are the style of the device (what the aid looks like) and the technology level of the device (the internal components). Your audiologist will be able to guide you in this process based on your hearing loss, your communication needs, and your personal preferences.

Hearing Aid Technology

Digital Technology
Thanks to increasingly small microprocessors, digital technology has been applied to hearing systems. Digital hearing instruments are programmed by your audiologist using a computer. Within the hearing instrument, acoustic signals are transformed at high speed and with great precision into a binary code. This allows much more complex calculations and adjustment of the amplified signal than is possible with analog technology. It gives greater flexibility in providing individualized solutions to hearing loss, and allows the addition of features which give the instruments higher value across a greater number of listening situations. Different digital devices utilize varying degrees of these possible features, making it possible to select a digital device that is right for your needs.

Programmable Technology
This technology is a combination of analog signal processing and digital programming of the hearing system via a computer. It can be used in various combinations to meet individual needs.

Analog Technology
Hearing instruments with analog signal processing are not programmed with a computer, but are adjusted manually by an audiologist using a fine screwdriver. Individualized settings are only possible to a certain degree since innovations such as multi-microphones, the suppression of background noise and convenient remote control operation cannot be integrated into this solution.

FM Technology
Noise, reverberation, and distance: Whenever hearing instruments approach the limits of their capabilities, FM technology combined with hearing instruments significantly enhances the ability of hearing impaired people to communicate in the most difficult listening situations. Barriers to clear hearing can be successfully overcome because speech and sound are transmitted directly to the hearing-impaired person's ears, without interfering noise.