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Top Four Reasons to Choose Open Ear Hearing Aids
Published on Friday, 18 June 2010


Hearing Aids have come along way since the invention of ‘body worn' hearing aids. One of the more popular forms of hearing devices are the hearing aids also known as open ear hearing aids. They are referred to as such because these small devices are placed behind or above the air. Unlike other hearing aids, these devices do not block access to the ear.
Open ear hearing aids are not fairly new in the market. In fact it is one of the most preferred hearing aids nowadays. Read on to find out why. 
Comfort
Since there is no large blockage on the ear canal, the ear can ‘breathe' preventing unnecessary perspiration. They are also small and light. It is as if you are wearing no hearing aid at all.  
Confidentiality
Due to very thin wire and small pod placed behind the ear, open ear hearing aids can be very discrete and almost invisible. It gives the user confidentiality if they so require it.
Quality of Hearing
Open ear hearing aids allow the users to use the remaining percentage of their hearing but boost up the sound to aid clarity with the hearing of speech. This is why open fit hearing aids, especially the speaker-in-the-ear model (SIE), is preferred by people suffering from high frequency hearing loss and other more niche forms of hearing difficulty.
Cost
Open ear hearing aids are factory made which is why they do not cost as much as custom made hearing aids. Additionally, these factory-made hearing devices have proven to be more reliable than in-the-ear hearing aids.


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