Auditory Support Devices for Hearing Disabled Individuals

Aug. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Hearing loss is a disability that adversely affects the daily living of an individual. Hearing loss can be either due to natural reasons like a birth defect or due to unnatural reasons like noise induced work hazard. Hearing disability makes the regular social interaction and other routine work extremely difficult for the individual. Not all the auditory malfunctions are surgically repairable, but can be compensated for with the help of hearing aids.

The hearing impairement may be caused due to the damage to the eardrum, other middle ear parts, or due to the loss of sensory hair cells in the conclea. Either of the two reasons can cause a partial or complete inability to perceive sound waves. The @(http://www.clickhearing.com/) hearing aids help the individual by receiving, amplifying, and transmission of the sound stimulus to the auditory canal.

There is a large variety of hearing aids available in the market, which are either analog or digital.  The analog hearing aids have gradually fazed out, and their place has been taken over by the new & improved digital hearing aids. Sleek and efficient, these digital hearing aids are easily programmable and can be adjusted by the users as per their requirement.

Hearing aids are categorized based on their construction and application as ‘behind-the-ear’ or ‘in-the-ear’. The former has the main processing unit which fits behind the ear and is connected to a transmission ear mold, fitted in the auditory canal. On the other hand, the ‘in-the-ear hearing aid’ is a compact device which is completely lodged inside the ear space. It is advised that the ‘behind-the-ear’ models are used for extreme hearing disabilities.

The hearing aids are provided by the National health Service and by numerous private companies. These companies are dedicated towards providing consultation services to the customers to understand the exact requirement. After doing so, the companies design and program the digital hearing aids accordingly. Additionally, these organizations also offer repair services to the clients to ensure their complete satisfaction.