Modern hearing aids combine sophisticated acoustic science with advanced computing. They are designed to deliver natural sound in everyday listening environments. Far from simply making sounds louder, modern systems use a range of technologies to improve hearing comfort and speech understanding.
Hearing in noisy restaurants
Digital signal processing (DSP) continuously analyses sounds coming in to the hearing aid to separate speech from background noise. The devices adjust amplification in real time. Microphones which can alter direction to focus on sounds coming from directly in front of the wearer. This helps improve speech clarity in noisy places such as restaurants.
Many hearing aids now communicate with each other wirelessly using a process called “binaural processing”. This allows the left and right devices to share information on what is being ‘heard’ by each device and coordinate the processing of sound. This serves to improve performance in complicated listening environments.
High frequency hearing loss
Features such as frequency compression make high pitch speech sounds easier to hear for those with high frequency hearing loss. Feedback cancellation systems reduce that annoying whistling without affecting sound quality.
Especially for music lovers
Connectivity is another major advancement. With Bluetooth Low Energy (LE Audio) hearing aids can stream music, media and calls directly from smartphones and televisions to the wearer. This is often achieved with minimal power consumption. Many models are now rechargeable and can be used for a full day on a single charge.
AI and machine learning
Some devices even use artificial intelligence and machine learning. This enables the system to gain an understanding of the wearer’s listening preferences. The devices automatically fine tune performance to provide the best listening experience.
Our expertise
At The Tinnitus Clinic Ltd we use the latest hearing aid technology and being independent we can use the best device for our patients needs. We use real ear measurements (REMs), to ensure every fitting is precisely calibrated to your individual hearing profile making it a truly bespoke service.
This evidence based approach allows our audiologists to deliver optimal clarity, comfort and effective tinnitus and hearing loss management using the most advanced solutions available today.