FAQ

A: There are three categories of hearing loss.

Conductive Hearing Loss:

Such a defect is since the sound does not reach the inner ear ( i.e. Cochlea ). This is due to the obstruction or destruction of the outer and/or middle ear and occurs when there is a distance between the air conduction and bone conduction of sound. The popular reasons that may have caused the same may be the presence of wax, a punctured ear drum, the existence of fluid in the middle ear, or the damage of the middle ear bones.

Sensorineural Loss:

This is a condition caused by inner ear dysfunction, which could be the Cochlea (sensory component) or the hearing nerve (neural component) and occurs when the difference between air to bone conduction of sound is very small.

Mixed Hearing Loss:

Mixed hearing loss is a mixture of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss. This occurs when the conductive pathway (outer and middle ear) has an issue and also when the nervous component (inner ear) has an issue.

A: The Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) recommends that a person has a hearing aid even when his/her hearing loss is mild so that the sounds produced within the 40 to 60 decibel range would not seem to be stunted. These kinds of sounds tend to be the low roar of the wheels on the tarmac or the noise of equipment such as the refrigerator.

A: The audiogram is the diagram that shows the degree of hearing impairment. It is scaled on the y-axis (volume (dB)) and frequency level of a sound signal at the x-axis. It is used to measure the air conduction and bone conduction loss levels of right ear and a left ear. Audiogram (obtained following audiometry) is used in diagnosis and choice of appropriate amplification to the patient.

A: It is a form of treatment which is administered to people with speech challenge. It is also referred to as Speech Language Pathology (SLP) and it is a profession that involves a specialist assisting an individual with a weakened speech to express him/herself appropriately and process thoughts phonologically in a manner that emphasizes vocals and words. Children with speech disorder normally require SLP.

A: The tympanic membrane is referred to as the ear drum. Tympanometry is the examination of the overall health of the middle ear, in general and the ear drum in particular. It is performed to test the existence of fluids, conduction of movement and sound through the bones (malleus, incus and stapes). It is the acoustic test which is undertaken to gain quantitative medical data which can be taken into action regarding the middle ear.

A : Have you felt that you are losing hearing or do you have a trouble hearing with one ear? You should come to a doctor of the ENT, who will tell you whether it is medically treatable. He will refer you to an audiologist so that they can have a complete hearing test. According to audiogram report you can know the degree of hearing loss and at last whether hearing aids can help you cope with it.

A: A hearing aid has a microphone which picks up a sound after which it is subjected to filters before being passed on to the amplifier that delivers them to receiver. This is due to the fact that the sound is clean and amplified into the ear canal. The sound must travel further to the ear canal, vibrate the ear drum that ultimately travels through the bones of the middle ear to the inner ear (cochlea). The hair cells are located in the inner ear and they help in conveying the sound to the nerve.

A: Hearing aids are useful but they do not restore hearing to normalcy. They play you soft sounds that you could not hear before and they play you loud sounds and do not get too loud and unpleasant to you. The hearing aid will also make the words easier to comprehend even in noisy setups.

A: There are several determinants that will be used to choose the ear aid the right one to have. These are the nature and the extent of your hearing loss, the lifestyle that you are leading, what kind of activities you enjoy doing on a routine basis and the size and shape of the outer ear canal and the inner ear canal. It will feed on these needs so that your hearing dispenser can be able to pick the most appropriate hearing aid that suits your condition.

A: Binaural hearing is positively distinguished in comparison to monaural hearing except as a one ear hearing loss person. Bilateral loss of hearing that comes because of age and noise is common. When both ears have been affected, then there are high possibilities that you could achieve better results under a binaural solution.

A: When you begin to wear your hearing devices, you will have less exhaustion when it comes to talking to people, find it easier to use the phone and enjoy watching television. Naturally, you have to get used to the physical experience of having hearing instruments in your body but luckily, this will not take that much time.

A: The life of your battery will be determined by the duration taken to wear your hearing aids, the size of your hearing aids, the kind of circuit you have as well as the size of battery you have. Your hearing aid dispenser will have the capability of providing an approximate life of your specific batteries.

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