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Your Center for Hearing -
Complete Hearing Diagnostics ▪ Hearing Aid Dispensing &
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Why
Digital?
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What is so great about
digital hearing aids?
The easiest way to explain why
digital hearing aids are "that much better" is to
compare their capabilities to analog (non-digital)
hearing aids.
The most basic
analog hearing aids are non-programmable. Dr.
Beckman can make some changes to these types of
hearing aids, but with limited precision and
flexibility. Higher-end analog hearing aids are
programmed using a computer, thus offering more
fitting precision and flexibility than
non-programmable aids.
Advanced digital
hearing aids offer the greatest precision and
fitting flexibility. Digital processors offer a
variety of options not available in analog
processors, which your hearing healthcare provider
can activate to customize your hearing aids to
your needs.
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How does the
hearing aid know how things should sound?
Wearing digital hearing aids is like having tiny
computers inside your ears. Mathematical formulas
called algorithms are used to analyze sounds as
they enter the hearing aids. Dr. Beckman can
pre-set these algorithms to match your hearing
profile; then as sound enters your hearing aids,
the algorithms adjust the sounds appropriately.
For example, if you have difficulty hearing quiet
sounds, your hearing aids will amplify the quiet
sounds and limit louder sounds.
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Not all digital
hearing aids are created equal.
Digital hearing aids are inherently more accurate
and flexible than their analog predecessors. Yet
not all digital hearing aids are created equal,
and a growing assortment of digital instruments is
becoming available, form basic to advanced. All
will perform the basic requirements of
amplification to meet the needs of your hearing
loss. Some of the most advanced products have
specialized algorithms to go a step further. For
example, they may be able to separate speech from
noise, help eliminate occasional whistling
(feedback) or background hiss or amplify the voice
of the person you're looking at over the crowd
around you.
Ask
Dr. Beckman about the different levels of
technology. Be assured that you can find hearing
aids that fit your special needs and your
pocketbook.
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Is digital
technology right for me?
We know that you are an individual with unique
needs and expectations. Compared to its analog
predecessors, digital processing offers you:
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A wider range of adjustment
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Greater precision
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Less feedback
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Better comfort in noise
Talk to Dr. Beckman to find out if digital
technology could enhance your life. |
2501 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.
▪ Regional Professional Building
▪ Suite 306 ▪ Port
Arthur, TX 77640 ▪ 409.722.3400
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