How do hearing aids work? Are they just blasting what they hear directly into the ear potentially causing more damage?
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I’ve been informed (by people who have researched hearing aids quite a bit) is that the belief is that getting hearing aids can actually slow down the deterioration of hearing. I’m not sure what the mechanism for that is supposed to be, though.
The new, high end hearing aids are pretty nifty (and expensive). They include equalizers so that only the bands which need amplification are boosted. Various different settings can be used for different environments. They can be Bluetooth enabled so that phone calls can go straight to your hearing aids. They supposedly can reduce tinnitus, too.
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