Hearing aids included on TAP

Слуховые аппараты

Слуховые аппараты представляют собой электронные устройства, надеваемые на ухо. Они помогают лучше слышать, так как повышают громкость некоторых звуков.

Заушные слуховые аппараты

Эти слуховые аппараты закрепляются за ухом.

Two types of digital behind-the-ear hearing aids are included on TAP:

1. Preprogrammed

These are already programmed according to common types of hearing loss.

Programmes can be selected:

• Manually
• By an app on a smartphone or tablet.

Preprogrammed hearing aids are recommended for adults.

2. Programmable

These are adjusted according to individual needs.

They can be adjusted by:

• Компьютерное программное обеспечение
• Приложение.

They provide extra programming features to make sounds clearer.

Programmable hearing aids are recommended for children.

Важные характеристики

Hearing aids should have the following features to be safe and effective:

• Comfortable and easy to wear behind the ear
• Different sizes of standard earmoulds
• Easy to use and maintain
• Make sounds clearer for people with a range of different types of hearing loss
• Programmed manually or using computer software or smartphone/tablet app
• Durable when exposed to light rain, humidity and dust (average lifespan of five years).

Essential adjustments:

• A minimum of four sound processing channels to make the sounds clearer and more comfortable to hear
• Fitting range for mild to severe hearing loss.

Другие функции

Hearing aids may also have other features including:

• Rechargeable hearing aid and/or battery
• Programming can be done wirelessly (Bluetooth) or using a cable
• Additional channels.

Hearing aids may have extra features which make:

• It easier to hear speech sounds in noisy environments
• Sounds that are loud more comfortable to hear.

Parts of a hearing aid

• Microphone
• Ear hook
• Standard earmould
• Battery
• Volume switch
• Programme switch.