Different types of hearing aid

Hearing Aid: A Hearing Aid is a electronic device that you wear In or Behind your ear. Hearing Aids are sound amplification device for those who have hearing impairment. It helps to make sound louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate and share knowledge or information between each other.

BTE (Behind the Ear) Hearing Aid: There is a small piece that sits behind your ear with a slim tube that goes into your ear.

Advantages:

·         Versatile (Suitable to all types of hearing loss)

·         Easier to clean

·         Affordable to price

·         Long term battery life

·         Easy to wear

RIC (Receiver in the Canal): RIC is a type of open fit hearing aid that use a thin plastic tube that extends from the body of the hearing aid over the outer ear and into the ear canal.

Advantages:

·         No plugged up feelings

·         Small in size

·         Minimize sounds of your own voice

·         Invisible tubing

·         Large batteries for longer batter life

CIC (Complete in the Canal): CIC is a type of hearing aid that is so small that is fits into the ear canal. It has the advantage that is usually less visible as compared to BTE and RIC.

Advantages:

·         Invisible (less visible)

·         Custom made shell

·         Receiver and wax protection system

·         Vent

·         Right and left indicator

·         Protected Microphone

IIC (Invisible in the Canal): IIC are very smallest custom hearing 

aids. IIC is a hearing aid that fit the portion of your ear canal, within a 

few millimetre of your ear drum.

Advantages:

·         Invisible appearance

·         Help with using telephone

·         Vent

·         Right and left indicator

·         Protected Microphone

·         Receiver and wax protection system