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Basics on How to Choose the Right

Hearing Aids

It is important for patients to understand that not everyone has the same degree, type or configuration of hearing loss.

Make sure that you see audiologists who have either a master’s level

or doctorate level college degree in the science of Audiology.

There are many styles of hearing aids out there

however, not every style is appropriate for every hearing

loss.

In-the-Ear or Full Shell

-this hearing aid is custom made and fills most of the bowl-shaped area of your ear

Half-Shell

-this hearing aid is also custom made but only fills the lower portion of the ear

In the canal

– this hearing aid is custom molded and fits partly in the ear canal not showing as much in the bowl area of the ear

Completely in the canal

– this is a custom molded aid to fit inside your ear canal, and is the least noticeable

Behind-the-Ear

– this is a hearing aid that hooks over the top of the ear and rest behind the ear

Open Ear

– an open fit hearing aid is a very small hearing aid that sits behind the ear

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