Hearing aids are often made to meet different needs. This is why they come in various types and are worn as different styles. The different styles of this ear instrument are: In The Canal (ITC), Completely In The Canal (CIC), Behind The Ear (BTE) and Receiver In The Ear (RITE). Each of these styles and types are made the way they are in order to meet one need or the other in people faced with the challenge of hear loss. The BTE hearing aid for example is used to help people to hear who are suffering from mild to severe hearing losses. The other types of hearing aids also have their areas of competence or suitability, which ranges from compensating for mild or moderate to not so severe and severe hearing losses. A dual mini series from Oticon INC., for instance is made as a Receiver In The Ear (RITE) hearing aid and this instrument is designed to meet the needs of people suffering from serious hearing loss and high frequency hearing loss. This is the reason why Oticon says this product offers a better choice of a BTE hearing aid because it produces less confusing sound caused by tube resonance. What does this mean then? Is this saying that right in the ear hearing aids are better than behind the ear models? The answer is a capital NO!!! as each type of hearing aid possesses a benefit, function or advantage, which the others might not have and therefore a right choice for different circumstances or situations.
To understand this better there is need for you to appreciate if you would like the advantages that one has over the other as a result of the benefits offered from the technologies that power this very important health care equipment that offer respite to users and of course the society at large. There are however, three essential benefits, which BTE hearing aids offer that cannot be obtained from a right in your ear dual mini cannot deliver. The first is the easy replacement of the ear molds when they no longer fit (this is the reason why this type is often used by kids). The second is that they are not spoiled easily by wax from the inner ear like the RITE hearing aids that is placed in the inner ear, where they are not placed.
Thirdly, they are cheaper to buy, change or adjust. However, one major problem, which this particular type of hearing aid has, is that it is very conspicuous and can be seen by everyone who cares to notice it on you unlike oticon dual mini. An advantage that RITE technology has for users is the non-distortion of sound that you will find in BTE hearing aids. This comes as a result of the receiver or speaker's position, which is found right inside the ear so sound from outside need not travel through a tube as it is with BTE models.
Extra info, if you are interested:
Dual Mini
Hard Of Hearing
Accessories
Bte Hearing
To understand this better there is need for you to appreciate if you would like the advantages that one has over the other as a result of the benefits offered from the technologies that power this very important health care equipment that offer respite to users and of course the society at large. There are however, three essential benefits, which BTE hearing aids offer that cannot be obtained from a right in your ear dual mini cannot deliver. The first is the easy replacement of the ear molds when they no longer fit (this is the reason why this type is often used by kids). The second is that they are not spoiled easily by wax from the inner ear like the RITE hearing aids that is placed in the inner ear, where they are not placed.
Thirdly, they are cheaper to buy, change or adjust. However, one major problem, which this particular type of hearing aid has, is that it is very conspicuous and can be seen by everyone who cares to notice it on you unlike oticon dual mini. An advantage that RITE technology has for users is the non-distortion of sound that you will find in BTE hearing aids. This comes as a result of the receiver or speaker's position, which is found right inside the ear so sound from outside need not travel through a tube as it is with BTE models.
Extra info, if you are interested:
Hard Of Hearing
Accessories
Bte Hearing
