Hearing Aids
Hearing Aid Information
The most important factor in selecting a hearing aid is Lifestyle.
Active Lifestyle - Frequent Background Noise |
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Casual Lifestyle - Occasional Background Noise |
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Quiet Restaurants Small Meetings Small Family Groups Small Shops |
Quiet Movies Weekly Church Services Driving Most Television |
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Quiet Lifestyle - Limited Background Noise |
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Visitors Weekly Church Services Some Television One-on-one Conversations Quiet Shops |
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Very Quiet Lifestyle - Rare Background Noise |
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Limited Visitors Some Television Small Church Services |
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The Binaural Advantage (Two Are Better than One)
If you have a hearing loss in both ears (bilateral hearing loss), then most likely you are a candidate for two hearing aids. Similar to the way refractory problems in both eyes are treated with a pair of glasses, it makes sense that bilateral hearing loss should be treated with binaural hearing aids.
Binaural hearing has many advantages:
- Better understanding of speech
- Better understanding in group and noisy situations
- Better ability to tell the direction of sound
- Better sound quality
- Smoother tone quality
- Wider hearing range
- Better sound identification
- Keeps both ears active resulting in potentially less hearing loss deterioration
- Hearing is less tiring and listening more pleasant