Hearing aids not included on 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.

Внутриушные слуховые аппараты

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

Кохлеарные имплантаты

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

Они состоят из двух частей:

• One part sits outside the person’s ear. A sound processor collects sound and sends it to the implant.
• Имплантат размещают внутри улитки хирургическим путем. От него электрические сигналы передаются по слуховому нерву в мозг.

Мозг распознает эти звуки или речь. Это позволяет человеку слышать.

Analogue hearing aids

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.