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A: Digital hearing aids have been commercially available since the mid-1990s. They are wonders of modern technology. Digital hearing aids can process sound using incredibly fast speeds (350 million calculations per second and one million loudness adjustments per second, or more). The best digital devices can differentiate between speech and noise, selectively enhancing speech while simultaneously buffering background noise interference. The net effect--speech appears closer, while the noise appears further away, vastly improving speech recognition in noise. This technology is available in a new generation advanced design IIC (Invisible-In-Canal) hearing device as well as very small thin tube RIC (Receiver-In-Canal) and OE (Open-Ear) models. Multiple channel digital devices allow maximal control over sound quality and loudness of the hearing aids enabling them to be fine-tuned to meet individual hearing requirements and preferences.. Advanced data logging collects extensive information about daily usage which permits further fine-tuning based on unique environmental factors. Digital hearing aids offer many advantages over traditional instruments including: superior sound quality (low circuit noise, high fidelity sound over a wide loudness range), much greater fitting flexibility (up to one trillion or more settings in a single instrument), greater control over background noise interference, ability to eliminate or significantly reduce acoustic feedback, post-fitting analysis of environmental factors through advanced data logging with better personalization of hearing aid settings, and much, much more. Digital hearing aids range from very inexpensive, basic designs to expensive "cutting-edge technologies. Consult your local hearing professional to select the best device for you that will meet your hearing requirements while staying within your budget.
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A: Hi Joseph. It can be very frustrating frying to find all the relevant information you need to make an informed choice. Follow the link for more in-depth non- biased information to help you make your choice between digital and analogue aids. Digital or Analogue
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