Conventional
Electronic Hearing Aids:
Hearing aids which use conventional
electronics have been the mainstay of the hearing aid industry for over 35
years. Until the last decade they were the only choice available. Conventional hearing aid electronics use basic analog Class 'A'
technology to provide quality, linear-type amplification in low noise environments
to patients with a wide range of hearing losses.
Class 'A' amplifiers have as their defining
feature the characteristic of adding the same amount of amplification to
all levels of sound intensity. Thus, soft sounds and loud sounds as well
as low. bass-type and high treble sounds will be
amplified with the same amount of volume. For this
reason, most patients with Sensori-neural hearing loss may find that conventional electronic hearing
aids provide either too little sound or too much sound to comfortably
reach a listening level for their particular hearing loss. When this is the
case, the patient should consider a prescription circuit instrument of
the advanced, programmable
or digital technology type.
Priced
at the lower end of the Price
Pyrmid conventional electronics represent the most basic type of amplification
and are a good choice only when finances are the major concern. They not
recommended for most hearing losses but they are better than doing
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Optional Features (shell
space permitting):
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Low frequency tone control
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Preset volume control
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Tone control to change pitch
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High Cut Anti-feedback control
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Power control
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High frequency treble peak control
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Telephone switch
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Colors: tan, brown and black
User Group:
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Patients who need amplification, who are also price
sensitive.
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Patients With a wide range of hearing loss.
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Patients with flat or moderately sloping loss.
User Benefits:
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Lowest cost.
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Often ordered as a spare or backup set.
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Comfortable low-distortion sound in quiet
environments.
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Available
in all shell sizes: larger sizes are needed to hold larger amplifier
for patients with severe losses.
Conventional
Pricing:
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Conventional Hearing Aids start at $395.00 for the lowest quality products with limited
features and response choices.
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Top end Conventional products in the Completely
In the Canal size can run as much as $1895.00.
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Pricing for any level hearing aid will
depend on four factors.
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