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Hearing Aids - Digital Types, Cochlear Implants and Limitations
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Hearing aid is an electronic device that helps people with hearing loss to hear better and communicate more effectively. Only 1 out of 5 people benefit from a hearing aid as there are some limitations in its design. New Digital hearing aids and Cochlear implant are recent advances to make these devices more sensitive. Hearing Aids are worn behind the ear. The hearing aids consists of three essential parts -   Microphone- converts the sound saves into electrical signals and sends them to the amplifier. Amplifier- increases the power of the signals received from the microphone. Speaker – sends the signals to the ear. Hearing aids are helpful to people with a sensori-neural hearing loss i.e. loss which results due to damage of the sensory cells (hair cells) in the inner ear. Imporatnt Causes of hearing loss – Old age Disease Injury- due to loud noise or medicinesA hearing aid magnifies the sound waves entering the ear. The existing sensory cells detect the sound vibrations, convert them into neural signals and transmit it to the brain. Greater the damage to the sensory cells- greater is the hearing loss- greater is the need for sound amplification. General practitioners generally refer patients with hearing loss to an audiologist or otolaryngologist. Who is an Audiologist & ENT Specialist or OTOLARYNGOLOGIST
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Latest Publication and Research on Hearing Aids - Updated on 04/18/2013.
Characteristics of Hearing Aid Fittings in Infants and Young Children. - Published by PubMed
Real-Life Efficacy and Reliability of Training a Hearing Aid. - Published by PubMed
Hearing Preservation after Cochlear Implantation: UNICAMP Outcomes. - Published by PubMed
Evaluation of real-world preferences and performance of hearing aids fitted according to the NAL-NL1 and DSL v5 procedures in children with moderately severe to profound hearing loss. - Published by PubMed
Method for automatic non-cooperative frequency specific assessment of hearing impairment and fitting of hearing AIDS. - Published by PubMed
Characteristics of Hearing Aid Fittings in Infants and Young Children. - Published by PubMed
Real-Life Efficacy and Reliability of Training a Hearing Aid. - Published by PubMed
Hearing Preservation after Cochlear Implantation: UNICAMP Outcomes. - Published by PubMed
Evaluation of real-world preferences and performance of hearing aids fitted according to the NAL-NL1 and DSL v5 procedures in children with moderately severe to profound hearing loss. - Published by PubMed
Method for automatic non-cooperative frequency specific assessment of hearing impairment and fitting of hearing AIDS. - Published by PubMed
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