It is always advised that you take the suggestion of an audiologist before buying hearing aids, but from a consumer’s or user’s point of view you need to be well informed in order to distinguish different hearing aids and make a sound decision yourself. This presentation gives a brief description on the comparison of hearing aids in order to find the device that will suit you. Presentation is brought to you by http://besthearingaids.blogzopia.com/

1. HOW TO COMPARE HEARING
AIDS BEFORE BUYING
- Compiled by
Best Hearing Aids Blog

2.  People with hearing loss, naturally you look out for
the various styles, designs and brands of hearing
aids available to find a suitable one.
 You need to be well informed in order to distinguish
different hearing aids and make a sound decision
yourself.

3.  Always the first comparison is done between
whether to buy analog or digital hearing aids.
 The analog hearing aids are very less expensive.

4.  Analog hearing aids plainly pick up a signal from
microphone, amplify it and transmit louder sound
to the ear.
 There is a type of hearing aid that falls between the
analog and digital categories i.e. they are not
completely digital.

5.  They are called either digital programmable or
analog programmable.
 The concept behind such hearing aid is that it is an
analog hearing aid.

6.  The only advantage it has is that of a certain
amount of customization in programming by using
software.
 Using this advantage you can adapt or adjust
your listening preferences in various listening
situations by manually switching to
various settings.

7.  The settings can be brought to original by
reprogramming again.
 These hearing aids are expensive than the regular
analog hearing aids but lesser than the complete
digital hearing aids.

8.  Digital hearing aids are the costliest among all. But
it can be justified for more than one reason
 The digital hearing aids provide the best results
without a doubt.

9.  The quality of sound that they provide can be
compared to that of the digital music or mp3 which
is far advanced.
 This quality is achieved through a function
called Digital Signal Processing.

10. OTHER COMPARATIVE DIFFERENCES IN
HEARING AIDS
 The programming of hearing aids is very
important.
 The number of channels or bands is very much
significant because if the hearing loss is not the
same for all the frequencies then you will require
various frequencies corrected differently.

11.  The number of bands required by an individual may
differ.
 Some may require only a couple while some may
require many bands.

12.  Another important feature to compare is if the
hearing aid comes with the directional
microphones.
 This very feature accentuates the sounds in front of
you and not the sounds coming from behind.

13.  If the hearing aid is a ‘smart’ hearing aid. Such
hearing aids are of highest capacity.
 They determine one’s preferences by the usage of
the hearing aids.

14.  They are interactive and user-friendly.
 The smart hearing aid automatically sets itself on
your convenient mode as programmed by you.

15.  Finally to check the reduced feedback and wind
noise.
 To check the compatibility of hearing aids with
phones or mobiles.