Some hearing aids require more knowledge, skill and/or resources to provide safely and effectively.
Custom earmoulds, specialist hearing aids and cochlear implants are not included on TAP. People who are Deaf require cochlear implants.
Custom earmoulds
Custom earmoulds are made specifically for an individual’s ear canal. The earmould material placed inside the person’s outer ear hardens and creates a copy of the outer ear.
These are more complex products and require extra resources, knowledge and skill to provide.
कानभित्रै सुन्ने यन्त्रहरू
This is a custom mould hearing aid that is placed inside the person’s ear canal.
कक्लियर इम्प्लान्टहरू
Cochlear implants are an option for people with severe or profound hearing loss when a hearing aid has little or no benefit.
तिनीहरू दुई भागहरू मिलेर बनेका छन्:
- One part sits outside the person’s ear. A sound processor collects sound and sends it to the implant.
- इम्प्लान्टलाई शल्यक्रियाद्वारा कोक्लिया भित्र राखिन्छ। यहाँबाट विद्युतीय संकेतहरू श्रवण तंत्रिकामा मस्तिष्कमा पुग्छन्।
मस्तिष्कले यी आवाज वा बोली पहिचान गर्छ। यसले व्यक्तिलाई सुन्न मद्दत गर्छ।
एनालग श्रवण यन्त्रहरू
Analogue hearing aids have limited technology to make sounds louder.
They increase all sounds equally. This can make it harder to hear speech clearly over background noise.
Digital hearing aids offer better sound quality and are the current global standard.