Monday 7 June 2010

FULL SHELL AND HALF SHELL AIDS

These are still being offered for sale in the UK, even though they are hardly ever appropriate - and I'm asked to quote for these items.
I've got to say they are at least ugly if not downright old fashioned. The most popular generic types of hearing aid are
1. receiver in ear aids, with a small unit on TOP OF THE EAR and a very thin wire in the ear
2. Completely in the canal hearing aids; tiny custom built aids hidden in the ear canal
3. Micro behind the ear aids with very thin tubes in the ear canal (available through some NHS Trusts.

These are the types you should be offered in 90% of cases

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