Most of today’s hearing aids are digital and collect sounds from the environment using a small microphone. Hearing aids have a small computer chip designed to convert sound into digital code. Hearing aid chips will analyze and adjust sound based on hearing loss and listening needs, and the sound level of the environment around you. Amplified signals are converted into sound waves and deliver sound through speakers into the ears.
Conventional analog hearing aids have manual volume controls and amplifiers. Analog hearing aids are used for one-on-one conversations, television listening, and quiet listening needs. Analog hearing aids have mostly been replaced with modern hearing aids as they provide greater flexibility to hearing aid wearers.
Digital hearing aids are commonly used with dual microphones to provide more precise hearing in noisy situations. Hands-free technology provides wearers the ability to have automatic adjustment for all listening environments, including windstorms.
El Dorado Hearing specializes in custom-made hearing aid solutions. Many of our devices include special programming features.
Tailored to your unique hearing profile
Advanced digital sound processing
Designed for all-day wear and ease
Personalized support at every step
Recommended for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss
ITC and CIC hearing aids are the smallest and most discrete custom hearing aid. The amplification can fit entirely or partially within the ear canal, ranging from 1-3cm long.
Recommended for patients with mild to severe hearing loss
Active patients prefer RIC and RITE hearing aids as they are designed to deal with crowded environments and movement. The directional microphone helps conversations to come through clearly in overcrowded environments by targeting the speech signal and amplifying that sound. The RIC hearing aids and RITE hearing aid design is discrete, making them easy to hide during social events.
Recommended for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss Open fit hearing aids are similar to the BTE hearing aids with a small tube. The ear isn’t plugged and is not overly visible. The ear canal is kept open, allowing sounds to naturally enter the ears and allowing the hearing aid to focus on amplifying the low-frequency sounds.
Recommended for patients with mild to moderate hearing loss Patients seeking the most discrete hearing aids often prefer the extended wear hearing aids. This hearing aid style uses the ITE style with minimal maintenance and maximum comfort. These hearing aids are designed to be worn 24/7 without charging needs.
ALDs are designed to amplify sounds close to the patient when there is a lot of background noise. ALDs are designed to be used with a hearing aid or cochlear implant to amplify the sound better.
AACs are designed to help patients with communication disorders clearly express themselves. AACs include a picture board connected to a computer screen to synthesize speech from text.
Patients struggling with hearing loss often cannot hear certain sounds, like the chime from a doorbell. Altering devices emit a louder sound or blinking light to provide visual notification and sound amplification to patients.
FM systems broadcast radio signals from a microphone or audio source, helping patients amplify their voice. Educators often use an FM system with a microphone transmitter and receiver for students.
IR systems use infrared light to help transmit sound. An IR system cannot pass through walls, so it is often relied on in confidential rooms like a courtroom.
When ALDs are not available, personal amplifiers can assist. Wearers can place them around their neck or use headphones to help increase sound levels and reduce background noise.