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Hearing Aid Terms – Information that you have been looking for
February 7th, 2011 | 
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You’ve known you’ve had a hearing loss for quite some time now and you finally get up the nerve to get your hearing tested. They tell you that you need a hearing aid and you cant help but think, Why did this have to happen to me?? Then they start telling you about hearing aids and use tons of terminology that just goes right over your head. Dont they know that you are in shock?? How can you make an informed decision about anything when you dont even know what they are talking about!?
There are hundreds of different hearing aids. It can be a very complicated world of technilogical terms. Sometimes those of us that work with hearing aids all the time can forget just how foreign they can sound to you. To make matters worse, the manufacturers like to call things different names, so they sound like something different. No wonder there’s so much confusion!
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What is a hearing aid?
How can hearing aids help?
How can I find out if I need a hearing aid?
Are there different styles of hearing aids?
Do all hearing aids work the same way?
Which hearing aid will work best for me?
What questions should I ask before buying a hearing aid?
How can I adjust to my hearing aid?
How can I care for my hearing aid?
Are new types of aids available?
Can I obtain financial assistance for a hearing aid?
What research is being done on hearing aids?
Where can I find more information?
What is a hearing aid?
A hearing aid is a small electronic device that you wear in or behind your ear. It makes some sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, and participate more fully in daily activities. A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations. However, only about one out of five people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one.
A hearing aid has three basic parts: a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. The hearing aid receives sound through a microphone, which converts the sound waves to electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier. The amplifier increases the power of the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker.
How can hearing aids help?