HEARING AIDS   Each individual has different hearing needs. The audiologist will discuss options for your specific needs. Even though hearing aids cannot fully correct hearing today's hearing aids are capable of providing good benefit. To get the most out of hearing aids, it takes time and patience. Types of Hearing Aids   Advanced Technology: These hearing aids use advance technology to enhance the clarity of sound and compensate for hearing loss. They help you to hear and understand softer speech while at the same time not over amplifying where little gain is needed. These hearing aids can be programmed for your specific needs. Conventional: These hearing aids make all sounds louder. The wearer has to adjust the volume control for different listening situations. These hearing aids have different circuits and components that can be chosen according to the patient's needs. Styles of Hearing Aids   Behind the ear: This device fits behind the ear with an earhook over the top of the ear connected to an earmold. Usually this hearing aid is used for any degree of hearing loss and is used mostly with children. In the ear: The electronics for this hearing aid are housed in the plastic shell that fits in the ear. This hearing aid is used for mild to severe hearing losses. In the canal: This hearing aid works the same as the in the ear hearing aid, however it is smaller in size and is intended for mild to moderately-severe hearing losses. Completely in the canal: This hearing aids fits completely in the ear canal and fits mild to severe hearing losses. FM SYSTEMS AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES   FM Systems are usually used with hearing impaired children in the classroom. This type of technology overcomes ambient noise, reverberation and distance factors. Some FM systems are housed in a behind the ear unit, while others attach to your current behind the ear hearing aid with a boot.   Assistive Listening Devices are often used in conjunction with hearing aids. Some examples of assistive listening devices include: amplified telephones, amplified doorbells, flashing lights triggered by doorbells, telephone ringing, and/or babies crying, amplified and vibrating alarm clocks, amplified and closed captioned televisions and personal amplification devices. HEARING AID LINKS FM LINKS ASSISTIVE LISTENING LINKS