Hearing Aids can best be Evaluated by two factors:

How they look and function & How they are made.

Most hearing aids are similar in regards to function: they assist in recovering hearing. However, they are not all made the same. That is, they do not all have the same level of medical technology, nor the same quality of parts and components. Digital hearing aids are today’s “state of the art” technology with the capability of multiple personal adjustments to custom fit your lifestyle and degree of loss. Hearing aids are available in several styles that affect how they look and function. Some are quite visible, such as a behind-the-ear aids while others are all but invisible, placed deep into the ear canal.

If you, or your loved ones or friends, experience any noticeable loss in hearing, contact a professional right away.

One Hearing Aid or Two?

Actually, the answer to that is simple: You have two ears. While that may seem a bit simplistic, it is true: your hearing is designed to gather sound from two primary directions. Our brains process sounds by comparing the input from two sources, which have different intensity and timing. To make sense of the multitude of sounds in a complicated environment, we need the capabilities nature intended for balanced hearing.

To determine whether a "binaural fitting" is right for you, you should consider these advantages:

• Less volume required
• Increased ability to hear conversation in noisy environments
• Locate sound source more easily
• Uniform stimulation of the auditory system, with improved speech comprehension
• While the final determination must be made during the hearing test, the prevailing research and experience demonstrate that most of us are better assisted through the use of two hearing aids.