Digital Hearing Aids Make Outdoor Events More Accessible to the Hearing Impaired

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 29, 2010 -
Lake Forest, IL - March 12, 2010 – With the start of spring comes nicer weather and an increasing frequency of outdoor events. There are festivals, picnics, and outdoor parties to attend. Those suffering from hearing loss don't always look forward to these events as much as others; outdoor events can mean increased background noise and missed conversations or parts of conversations. Digital hearing aids from Hearing Central LLC help hard of hearing persons by minimizing outdoor background noise so they don't feel left out of the fun.

“Sound amplification alone isn't enough when it comes to outdoor events," said Phil Wyatt, CEO of http://www.hearingaidscentral.com/. “Outdoor events are often noisy situations where a person is surrounded by sounds they don't want amplified, drowning out the conversations they do want to hear. Digital hearing aids offer features that help the customer weed out those unwanted background noises while still amplifying conversations.”

For example, a digital hearing aid can offer multiple channels that can be selected by a user to optimize the listening experience in noisy situations. The number and type of microphones can also determine a hearing aid's ability to minimize background noises. Digital hearing aids with a single uni-directional microphone won't offer as much flexibility as a hearing aid with multiple adaptive directional microphones like the Melody A3 open fit digital hearing aid. Hearing aids with adaptive directional microphones can automatically switch between one and two directional microphones for better control and filtering in noisy environments.

http://www.hearingaidscentral.com/ offers two lines of digital hearing aids -- the Melody open fit hearing aids and the digi-Ear in the ear hearing aid line. Each line includes three different digital hearing aids, and all hearing aids from Hearing Central meet FDA standards and come with a 12 month manufacturer's warranty. Because Hearing Central serves as both the manufacturer and seller of their digital hearing aids, cutting out the middle man, they can offer hearing aids directly to consumers for thousands less than they would pay for comparable models through a hearing professional.