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Sandia Hearing Aids is dedicated to fitting its patients the highest quality hearing instruments. We offer revolutionary technology, at competitive prices.
We want you to be knowledgeable of the type of hearing instrument you are getting. No two hearing impairments are the same; therefore, a hearing solution cannot be one-size-fits-all. This is why it is important to have your hearing tested to determine which technology will work best for you.
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Which Hearing Instrument Should You Choose?
When you choose a hearing instrument there are 2 different elements to consider:
style and technology.
Styles of Hearing Instruments
Style refers to the shape and the size of the hearing instrument. There are several factors that should be considered when determining which style is appropriate for you:
- The shape and size of your outer ear and ear canal
- Our manual dexterity
- The degree of hearing loss present
- The amount of wax your ear produces
- Other medical conditions that make it difficult to have any device in you ear canal
Keep in mind how well your hearing instrument fits and how easy it is to use increases the likelihood of a successful outcome.
Technology within the hearing instrument
The inside mechanisms of hearing instruments vary among devices, even if they are the same style. Five different types of circuitry, or technology, can be used:
Analog
This is a basic hearing instrument. These hearing instruments amplify all sounds at the same level giving you amplification of all sounds. Usually the loudest sound in the room will dominate what you are trying to hear.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
- Noise problems
- Loud sounds often are too loud
- Limited adjustments can be made on this lowest technology
Programmable Analog
This is another very basic hearing instrument. It can be programmed to adjust to certain frequency.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
- Noise problems
- They are not digital so they can not change with your hearing loss or in different environments.
Digital Hearing Instruments
They convert the incoming sounds into computerized ‘bits,’ they can be processed or manipulated extremely fast and efficiently in many complex ways using mathematical formulas known as algorithms.
The precision and flexibility of digital technology gives your hearing professional the ability to more accurately tailor your amplification for the best possible match to your listening and lifestyle needs. This process may include subsequent visits to ensure that you are receiving maximum benefit from your instruments.
Advantages:
- Digital processing of sound
- More clean sounding
- It gives your hearing specialist ability to change hearing instruments to your hearing needs
Disadvantages:
- Cost
- Not completely programmable
Digital Programmable Hearing Instruments
Until 2006 these where the most advanced hearing instruments available. They use digital technology to give you a clear sound while reducing background noise. They are also programmed for your hearing loss and can adjust to fit all your hearing needs.
Advantages:
- Digital processing of sound
- Cleaner sounding
- Adjusts to the sounds around you
- Gives your hearing specialist ability to customize your hearing instrument to fit your life
Disadvantages:
Nanotechnology
This is the most recent technology available. It is coming closer and closer to the way your ear naturally hears. The best part is it is feedback free.
Nanotechnology helps your instruments listens for sounds and adjusts to them in an instant, often before you’re even aware it’s happening! All you notice is that you’ve changed locations and your hearing remains great.
Not only is this revolutionary technology paying constant attention, it’s actually learning about your hearing from the places you’re in everyday—and it’s storing that information. Your Southwestern Hearing professional may adjust your hearing instruments for optimal fit using the data collected with your hearing history.
Learn more about nanotechnology available only in our Rhapsody Hearing Instruments.
Advantages:
- Feedback FREE
- Adjust to sound environments
- Hears on the telephone
- Keeps a data log so your specialist can see what type of hearing environments you are using your instrument(s) in.
New Rhapsody Hearing Technology
With a Best-in-Class technology called Directional Speech Detection, Rhapsody automatically switches between omni-directional and directional listening modes. That’s a lot of technical talk meaning you can hear voices and speech a lot better whether you’re in a crowded room or in complete silence.
Its Active Feedback Intercept technology remains constantly on alert—sweeping your environment and adapting to sound changes, eliminating annoying buzzing, whistling and squealing. It’s virtually feedback-free.
Not only is this kindly technology paying constant attention, it’s actually learning about your hearing from the places you’re in everyday—and it’s storing that information. Your NU-EAR hearing professional may adjust your hearing instruments for optimal fit using the data collected with your hearing history.
Rhapsody’s best-in-class Active Feedback Intercept uses 16 sub-bands that virtually eliminate feedback as well as the artifacts other systems leave behind. The result is simple: A device that will allow you to sing in a choir and hug a friend with comfort and ease. Listed below are the reasons why Rhapsody is the most innovative hearing instruments available.
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