With changes in modern technology, contemporary hearing aid users prefer digital hearing aids due to the advanced features they contain. While analog hearing aids used a microphone and a receiver to obtain and amplify sound levels, digital hearing aids contain a computer chip that shortens and enhances this process. The computer chips of digital hearing aids are equipped to transmit auditory signals as well as adjust these signals based on the user’s hearing preferences within seconds.
Digital hearing aids not only amplify sound faster and deliver it in a more customized manner; they also provide an enhanced quality of sound to the hearing aid user. Furthermore, the user can program their digital hearing aids to rectify their particular type of hearing loss, such as hearing loss in high frequencies can be rectified by programming the hearing aid to amplify high frequency sounds. This provides the user with increased flexibility in a wider range of environmental settings.
Due to updates in technology, latest models of digital hearing aids provide are equipped to lower feedback and reduce unwanted background noises through their noise reduction features. Another updated feature is the capacity to utilize a dual microphone system which enables you to use a directional microphone or an omnidirectional microphone. This allows you to switch between amplifying all sounds (using the omnidirectional microphone) or only the sounds occurring directly in front of you (using the directional microphone), based on your environmental setting.
Modern users prefer digital hearing aids due to their enhanced features, practical feasibility and ease of use. With time, analog hearing aids are slowly being eradicated so that all users can benefit from the advantages provided by digital hearing aids. Contact our audiologists to find the digital hearing aid that is best suited to address your unique hearing needs.