Hearing Aid Comparison & Info Book

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Hearing Aids – Can Be Your Best Friend: Learning More About Your Hearing Aid & Improve your Hearing and Word Understanding

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Book on understanding how best to use hearing aids to improve hearing, the limitations of a hearing aid and its benefits, with hearing aid comparisons.

A hearing aid is an electroacoustic device which typically fits in or behind the wearer’s ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sound for the wearer. There are many types of hearing aids which vary in size, power and circuitry. Hearing aids are incapable of truly correcting a hearing loss; they are an aid to make sounds more accessible.

The cost for a single hearing aid can vary between $500 to $6,000 or more, depending on the level of technology and whether the clinician bundles fitting fees into the cost of the hearing aid. Some governments may provide financial assistance. Less expensive hearing aids can be found on the internet or mail order catalogs but many of these are poorly made sound amplifiers that do not amplify sounds associated with the human voice. One notable exception is the Acoustitone, an analog BTE hearing aid that costs under $200.

Either way, before you spend money to get a hearing aid, this book will explain what all the differences are, and what hearing aids do, so you can make an informed choice. If you, or someone you know, is hearing impaired, think about what that impairment means for them. How well do you want to hear for the rest of your life? If this is important to you, consider getting this book and become an informed shopper of available hearing aids.

A consumer who understands both normal hearing and word understanding, who understands why both hearing and word understanding become impaired, who understands how best to use available hearing aids to achieve better hearing, and who understands the limitations of a hearing aid as well as its many benefits. With this knowledge, those suffering from hearing loss can anticipate obtaining greater satisfaction with their hearing aids purchase. Written by Dr.Lindsay Pratt.