Custom hearing aids have a lot of benefits; because they’re tailored to your ear and your particular degree of hearing loss, they can be a much more efficient solution than cheaper hearing aids.
But how are custom hearing aids designed?
They begin with an impression of your ear. These impressions are custom-made by a hearing aid professional in her office and can be done in as quickly as 10 minutes. The hearing specialist places a foam or cotton barrier in the ear to protect the sensitive eardrum, then fills the ear canal with a waxy material. In 5-10 minutes, the wax hardens and the impression can be removed.
This impression is then used to design a hearing aid that fits perfectly into your ear canal. These custom hearing aids aren’t only more comfortable and fashionable, they can also provide much better sound amplification. Custom hearing aids are available are available as In-The –Ear hearing aids, In-The-Canal hearing aids and Completely-In-The-Canal hearing aids, the last of which is virtually invisible.
Having your hearing aid fit to your particular ear might be the right choice for you; consult an audiologist or a hearing instrument professional to determine if that’s the case.
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