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ENT Institute wants to help you hear better and enjoy life again!
February 8, 2011
If you struggle to hear in crowded restaurants, subways, theaters, and sporting events, it might be more than the busy scene around you and noise levels near you. Difficulty hearing in background noise is often one of the first signs of hearing loss and one of the top complaints from people who have and suffer from hearing loss. It may also signal the need for hearing aids, or some sort of assisting listening device. On the bright side, ENT Institute and other state of the art facilities have begun to offer digital hearing aids that provide unique technology to improve your ability to hear exactly what you want to hear, especially in noisy situations.
Why is it so hard to hear in background noise?
People with hearing loss are often unable to distinguish other noises and voices – coming from front, back, or varying left or right places– such as busy or louder places. This is where today’s digital hearing aid technology comes in.
How can a digital hearing aid help?
Advancements in today’s hearing aids include the ability to adapt to a variety of settings and circumstances, including busy restaurants, loud work environments, and even a noisy home setting. In particular, directional microphones in digital hearing aids consist of two microphones that work together to reduce unwanted noise, while still amplifying important conversational sounds. A digital hearing aid uses something called digital signal processing to make this distinction improved and allows sound interactions to be more helpful.
Older hearing aids containing analog circuitry simply turned everything up. They could not distinguish speech sounds from noises, like your refrigerator running or a loud fan. Today’s digital hearing aids offer automated noise reduction with a remarkable ability to separate speech (what you want to hear) from background noise (what you don’t want to hear), improving your ability to listen and improving your overall comfort.
Hearing loss is frustrating enough on its own, but when it starts to impede your ability to enjoy dinner with friends, an outing in the park, an adult education class or your favorite basketball team, it can be disheartening. It helps to plan ahead – to pick a seat with your back to a wall or window or select restaurants that aren’t so loud – but sometimes you need even a little help. Digital hearing aids with directional microphones can help you enjoy – and hear – your favorite events with ease.
If you or someone you know needs more information on these devices or other instruments units that can help you hear better in noise, and start enjoying life again, please contact us at www.ENTInstitute.com or call our Audiology Department at 770-740-1860 and start hearing what you've been missing.
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