Digital Hearing Aids by Widex Oticon Phonak Siemens Unitron Bernafon Starkey GN Resound and Bernafon: Hearing Aid Selection Help



	RIC / Receiver-in-the-canal (also RITE) The latest development in digital hearing aids adopting open fitting technology giving an ultra-smooth sound signal for maximum speech clarity for clients who have a high frequency loss and looking for a discrete comfortable solution. Includes the Widex Passion, Oticon Delta & Epoq, Phonak Audeo, Siemens Pure GN Resound Dot and Starkey Zon.



	OTE / On-the-ear A discreet mini-bte hearing aid for clients with high frequency hearing loss who miss clarity of speech in group conversations. Advanced feedback suppression technology avoids irritating whistling typical with vented ITE hearing aids. Includes the Phonak Exelia Micro and Widex M.



	CIC / Completely-in-the-canal The smallest of the in-the-ear hearing aids offering maximum discretion, however, some of the latest digital technology is sacrificed due to the small size of these hearing aids. There are now several power CIC's on the market catering for people with severe hearing losses who require cosmetic appearance. These are supplied by Phonak, Unitron and Siemens.



	ITC / In-the-Canal Slightly larger than the CIC hearing aids but with improved performance for speech in noise due to the extra features available including dual microphones, Bluetooth� compatibility (such as with the Phonak Exelia, Oticon Epoq and Siemens Pure), and Telecoil loops (for use ion church and theatres).



	ITE / In-the-ear The largest of the in-the-ear hearing aids often called 'full shell' & 'half shell' offering more power for clients with more severe hearing losses who don't want to wear behind the ear hearing aids. These are less common nowadays with the advent of the more versatile RIC/RITE options.



	BTE / Behind-the-ear Traditional style hearing aids fitted with an earmould (generally silicone or hard acrylic). Modern BTE's now have sleek multi-colour designs such as the Oticon Epoq and the Phonak Micro-Savia and incorporate much higher specification technology than those available from the NHS,

Other hearing aid solutions are available including Spectacle Hearing Aids, FM systems, and CROS / BiCROS Hearing Aids. These require more specialised attention and we would recommend you contact us for a hearing consultation should you wish to know more about these. Please call us on Freephone 0800 077 8248.

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