Digital Hearing Aids
Digital hearing aids are believed to be better than regular hearing aids and this usually happens because of using computer technology. You can custom-tailor sound levels based on personal hearing loss levels and all can be done through a simple connection with a computer. We also have analog hearing devices that can be programmed so you might end up thinking that the two device types are equal. This is not correct and there are differences that we need to be aware of at all times.
A hearing aid will receive the sound by using a microphone. Noise and distortion will also be recorded. An analog device will offer you the sound that is recorded, with no modifications. A digital hearing aid will take the sound and clean noise and distortion to a degree. Sound is then sent to an amplifier and the digital hearing aid will analyze sound and decide the volume that it needs to send in what you are going to hear.
To put it simple, a digital hearing aid will perform thousands of calculations in order to offer the best sound possible to you. We are faced with a highly complicated process but the result is a much higher quality in the sound that is received. The devices are capable to meet personal needs better and the noise cancellation feature is truly something that can help out a lot.
A large part of the negative feedback that digital hearing aids sometimes receive is given by people that have had problems with switching from an analog device to a digital one. The problem is that whenever we change from something that we are used to towards something new, we are going to have problems. The brain gets used to the sounds that are received through an analog hearing aid and when you put on the digital hearing aid you will be faced with sound that is much fuller and crisper. In most situations people will either give up on using the digital hearing aid or will try too much to try and get used to it. The correct approach would be to gradually adjust to the new digital hearing aid. A professional can always tone them so that you will only have to deal with comfortable sound levels.
The bottom line is that digital hearing aids are better than analog hearing aids. The problem is that they are also more expensive and most people do not want to buy them because of this reason. Even so, we need to understand that we are talking about our hearing and in the event that we can make an investment in buying a digital hearing aid, we should do so as the benefits are much higher than the disadvantages.
Digital hearing aids are believed to be better than regular hearing aids and this usually happens because of using computer technology. You can custom-tailor sound levels based on personal hearing loss levels and all can be done through a simple connection with a computer. We also have analog hearing devices that can be programmed so you might end up thinking that the two device types are equal. This is not correct and there are differences that we need to be aware of at all times.
A hearing aid will receive the sound by using a microphone. Noise and distortion will also be recorded. An analog device will offer you the sound that is recorded, with no modifications. A digital hearing aid will take the sound and clean noise and distortion to a degree. Sound is then sent to an amplifier and the digital hearing aid will analyze sound and decide the volume that it needs to send in what you are going to hear.
To put it simple, a digital hearing aid will perform thousands of calculations in order to offer the best sound possible to you. We are faced with a highly complicated process but the result is a much higher quality in the sound that is received. The devices are capable to meet personal needs better and the noise cancellation feature is truly something that can help out a lot.
A large part of the negative feedback that digital hearing aids sometimes receive is given by people that have had problems with switching from an analog device to a digital one. The problem is that whenever we change from something that we are used to towards something new, we are going to have problems. The brain gets used to the sounds that are received through an analog hearing aid and when you put on the digital hearing aid you will be faced with sound that is much fuller and crisper. In most situations people will either give up on using the digital hearing aid or will try too much to try and get used to it. The correct approach would be to gradually adjust to the new digital hearing aid. A professional can always tone them so that you will only have to deal with comfortable sound levels.
The bottom line is that digital hearing aids are better than analog hearing aids. The problem is that they are also more expensive and most people do not want to buy them because of this reason. Even so, we need to understand that we are talking about our hearing and in the event that we can make an investment in buying a digital hearing aid, we should do so as the benefits are much higher than the disadvantages.