Styles of hearing instruments

Hearing instruments come in several different styles. Finding one hearing instrument that is appropriate for you depends on your hearing loss, social life and your budget. Our hearing professional will help you get the right instrument.

A hearing instrument should be small, comfortable, and discreet and still have a long durability. Today the hearing aid technology is very advanced, which makes all these criteria possible.

There are four mail  types of hearing instruments:

1. Behind the ear (BTE)
2. In the ear (ITE)
3. In the canal (ITC)
4. Completely in the canal (CIC)
   

 

Behind the Ear

This hearing instrument is housed in a small curved case, which fits behind the ear. The case behind the ear is attached to a custom earpiece molded to the shape of the users outer ear. However, some BTE instruments do not use custom earmold, instead a rubber tubing is inserted directly into the ear. The case behind the ear comes in different styles and patterns, typically it is flesh coloured. BTE hearing instruments also fit a wide range of haring losses from mild to profound loss.

Benefits

• Suitable for young children
• Powerful
• FM and direct auditory
• Telecoil circuitry more powerful
• Directional microphone
• Easy to handle
  

 

In the Ear

In The Ear (ITE)
As the name implies this hearing instrument fits directly into the external ear. The circuitry is housed primarily in the concha (external) portion of the ear. The In-The-Ear instrument is typically for hearing losses ranging from mild to moderately-severe.

In The Canal (ITC)
Due to the miniaturisation of the component it is possible to make hearing component parts small enough to fill only a part of the concha. This instrument is custom made to fit your ear only. This style is appropriate for mild to moderate hearing losses.

Completely In the Canal (CIC)
Components can be small enough to fit deeply into the ear canal, therefore the model is limited in the number of programs and options. CIC are most appropriate for mild to moderate hearing losses. 
 

Benefits

• Secure fit
• Cosmetic
• Less wind noise
• Directional microphone
• One-piece – easy to handle

 

Read more about our selection of hearing aids:

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• PLUS hearing instruments
• STANDARD hearing instruments
• BASIC hearing instruments

 

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