What are the Benefits of Digital Hearing Aids?
Today’s digital hearing aids come in a wide variety. The main issue for the majority of those with hearing loss and former hearing aid users is performance in background noise. The following methods can be used to control background noise:
Multiple listening programs
Multiple listening programs are included with digital hearing aids. Both environments with a lot of background noise and those with minimal to no background noise are considered settings. Multiple programmed hearing aids can switch between them automatically or manually at the user’s discretion. Remote controls could also be included with some hearing aids.
Directional microphone technology
This is another method for improving hearing in noisy environments. Omnidirectional hearing aids have only one microphone and operate in this manner (meaning sound is picked up from all around). Hearing aids with directional microphone capabilities often contain two microphones, one of which can be directed at the sound source while the other works to reduce some of the background noise.