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About 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but only one in five people who would benefit from a hearing aid actually uses one, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). Some people may worry about the appearance or sound quality of a hearing aid, recalling a bulky hearing aid once worn by a parent or grandparent. However, today’s hearing aids are a vast improvement in terms of both style and function.
“In the mid-nineties, hearing aids started using digital processors that allowed cleaner, improved sound,” says Georgine Ray, an audiologist and owner of Affiliated Audiology Consultants in Phoenix. “Another big change is the ability to stream and use Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to audio on smartphones, television and other electronic devices.”
What Is a Hearing Aid?
In simple terms, a hearing aid is a small, electronic device with a microphone, amplifier and speaker that helps make sound louder. A hearing aid picks up acoustic sound waves through its microphone, converts those sound waves into electrical signals, processes those signals and sends an enhanced signal to the speaker. The speaker then converts the signal back into sound waves, providing a louder, clearer sound that improves hearing and makes speech easier to understand....
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