Digital Hearing Aids WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Digital Hearing Aids
Digital hearing aids are a far cry from the days when cartoons of old people holding horns to their ears and saying, 'eh?' were a common sight; not only in newspapers, but in medical advertisements, too.1 Today's patient with hearing loss has better choices. There are two kinds of hearing aids: analog and digital. Both have advantages and disadvantages; for instance, the digital costs more.2
Fast Facts:
- Digital hearing aids were first introduced in the 1980s but soon abandoned because they were too big and used up batteries too fast.3
- Many digital hearing aids have a directional microphone option which helps pick up the voice you are trying to listen to, instead of the background noise around you.4
- Hearing aids cost money, an analog hearing aid can cost from $900 to $1,200. Digital hearing aids cost about $1,300 to $3,000. Talk to your audiologist to find the right one for you.5
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Hearing Center.com: Ear Horns
- ↑ About.com: Hearing Aids - Digital Technology versus Analog Technology Whatever Works Best for You
- ↑ American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Digital Hearing Aids: Current "State-of-the-Art"
- ↑ University California San Francisco: Hearing Aids
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Hearing Aids: How to Choose the Right One
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Stephen Taylor
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: DIGITAL HERING AIDS, HEARING AIDS DIGITAL
- Last update: Nov. 7, 2008
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