Aparelhos auditivos não incluídos no TAP

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.

Aparelhos auditivos intra-auriculares

This is a custom mould hearing aid that is placed inside the person’s ear canal.

Implantes cocleares

Cochlear implants are an option for people with severe or profound hearing loss when a hearing aid has little or no benefit.

São compostos por duas partes:

• One part sits outside the person’s ear. A sound processor collects sound and sends it to the implant.
• O implante é colocado cirurgicamente no interior da cóclea. Os sinais eléctricos passam daqui para o nervo auditivo e para o cérebro.

O cérebro reconhece estes sons ou discurso. Isto ajuda a pessoa a ouvir.

Aparelhos auditivos analógicos

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.