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Chances are you have heard a lot about digital hearing instruments and how they can improve your hearing much better than analog technology, but how do digital aids work and why do they sound better?
In simple terms, it’s much like the difference in the sound quality of a CD versus a cassette tape or a cellular phone versus a digital mobile phone. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is a much faster and more efficient method of processing sound. Think of it like having a tiny computer encapsulated into the hearing aid. Digital hearing aids have one or more microchip processors that convert sound waves into computer language, allowing sounds to be sampled at a much faster rate than analog technology. Once the sound waves have been sampled, the digital hearing instrument’s algorithm analyzes and alters the sounds to compensate for specific hearing loss characteristics. One of the most unique attributes of digital technology is the algorithm. A digital hearing aid functions much like the hardware of a computer, while the algorithm is comparable to a PC’s software. Hear For You’s Caring Clinicians are able to customize the hearing aid’s algorithm to match your individual hearing profile. For example, your hearing test shows a loss in certain high frequencies, but not in low frequencies, the algorithm can be programmed to manipulate only high frequency sounds compensating for the sounds that you’re not hearing. The bottom line is that DSP technology is designed to focus on the sounds your missing rather than just amplifying sounds across an entire range. Rather than compromising your life’s activities to accommodate your hearing, Hear For You’s line of digital hearing instruments offer the right combination of sophistication and affordability to uniquely match your dynamic hearing and lifestyle needs.
The precision and flexibility of Hear For You’s digital line allows us to accurately tailor your amplification for the best possible match to your hearing profile.
In order to determine which instrument is best for you, a complete hearing evaluation is recommended. If hearing instruments are deemed appropriate, we will work closely with you to determine the size and type that is best suited for your hearing requirements.
This technology comes in many different styles including the “Invisibel Model” which is hid in the canal of your ear.
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