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2. Real ear measurement - Wikipedia

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   Real ear measurement is the measurement of sound pressure level in a patient's ear canal developed when a hearing aid is worn. It is measured with the use of a silicone probe tube inserted in the canal connected to a microphone outside the ear and is done to verify that the hearing aid is providing suitable amplification for a patient's hearing loss. [2]

3. Electric acoustic stimulation - Wikipedia

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   Electric stimulation of the auditory system via cochlear implant is a commonly used technique for individuals with a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss, as well as for those adults and children with some residual hearing. Individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss can usually benefit from hearing aids. This acoustic stimulation ...

4. Assistive Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Wikipedia

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   Hearing aids are electroacoustic devices which are designed to amplify sound for the wearer, usually with the aim of making speech more intelligible, and to correct impaired hearing as measured by audiometry. Some technologies also worth noting are cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA), which serve a similar purpose to hearing ...

5. Hearing aid - Wikipedia

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   Hearing aids are used for a variety of pathologies including sensorineural hearing loss, conductive hearing loss, and single-sided deafness. Hearing aid candidacy was traditionally determined by a Doctor of Audiology, or a certified hearing specialist, who will also fit the device based on the nature and degree of the hearing loss being treated.

6. Cochlear implant - Wikipedia

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   A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception. With the help of therapy, cochlear implants may allow for improved speech understanding in both quiet and noisy environments.

7. The 7 best invisible hearing aids of 2024, according to ... - AOL

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   Style of hearing aid: There are a few main styles of hearing aids, each with its own potential benefits and drawbacks: Behind-the-ear (BTE), Receiver-in-canal (RIC), In-the-ear (ITE), In-the-canal ...