HEARING AID PERFORMANCE
The technology inside the hearing aid is what makes the difference. The more advanced and sophisticated the technology, the richer and more rewarding your hearing experience will be but it comes at a higher price.
Which Performance Level is Right for You
Hearing aid manufacturers generally have three-to-four performance levels across their range of hearing aid models.
The performance level chosen will depend on your hearing loss, your listening needs, your lifestyle and most importantly your budget.
Environment Versus Performance Level
Below are examples of environments and situations different hearing aid performance levels best operate in. Our audiologist takes into consideration your lifestyle when recommending which hearing aid is best suited to your needs.
Features
Entry Level
$995 – $1200
Essential
$1500 – $2200
Advanced
$2200 – $3500
Premium
$3500 – $5000
Designed for people with quiet lifestyle.
Designed for people who socialise once a week and mainly operate in quiet environments.
Designed for active lifestyles with frequent communication.
Designed for active and social lifestyle, where speech needs to be enhanced in dynamic environments
One-on-One conversations
Watching TV
Theatres, lectures and movies
Mobile phone
Small group conversations
Busy restaurants
Large gatherings | Big crowds
Parties
Work
In significantly challenging, noisy environments such as shopping centres and outdoors.
Entry Level
$995 – $1200
Designed for people with quiet lifestyle.
One-on-One conversations
Watching TV
Theatres, lectures and movies
Essential
$1500 – $2200
Designed for people who socialise once a week and mainly operate in quiet environments.
One-on-One conversations
Watching TV
Theatres, lectures and movies
Mobile phone
Advanced
$2200 – $3500
Designed for active lifestyles with frequent communication.
One-on-One conversations
Watching TV
Theatres, lectures and movies
Mobile phone
Small group conversations
Busy restaurants
Premium
$3500 – $5000
Designed for active and social lifestyle, where speech needs to be enhanced in dynamic environments
One-on-One conversations
Watching TV
Theatres, lectures and movies
Mobile phone
Small group conversations
Busy restaurants
Large gatherings | Big crowds
Parties
Work
In significantly challenging, noisy environments such as shopping centres and outdoors.
HEARING AID STYLES
All manufacturers have a similar range of hearing aid styles, from those worn on your ear to styles that fit inside your ear. Differences between manufacturers are size of the device and colour options available across the models.
The audiologist will advise you on a style based on combination of personal preference, along with the best style suited to your hearing loss and ear canal shape and size.
IIC – Invisible in Canal
CIC – Completely in Canal
ITE/ITC – In the Ear
RIC – Receiver in the Ear
BTE – Behind the Ear
- Very discrete
- Fits deeper within ear canal
- Suitable for mild to moderate loss
- Custom moulded
- Sits in the ear canal, some discretion
- Suitable for mild to moderate loss
- Custom moulded
- Sits in outer ear
- Host extra features due to larger size
- Custom moulded
- Worn behind the ear, most common style
- Near invisible when worn
- Provides for most natural sound
- Suitable for all hearing loss levels
Worn behind the ear Larger device to help with limited dexterity Suitable for all hearing loss levels, incl profound
- Very discrete
- Fits deeper within ear canal
- Suitable for mild to moderate loss
- Custom moulded
- Sits in the ear canal, some discretion
- Suitable for mild to moderate loss
- Custom moulded
- Sits in outer ear
- Host extra features due to larger size
- Custom moulded
- Worn behind the ear, most common style
- Near invisible when worn
- Provides for most natural sound
- Suitable for all hearing loss levels
IIC – Invisible in Canal
CIC – Completely in Canal
ITE/ITC – In the Ear
RIC – Receiver in the Ear
BTE – Behind the Ear
IIC – Invisible in Canal
CIC – Completely in Canal
ITE/ITC – In the Ear
RIC – Receiver in the Ear
BTE – Behind the Ear
Worn behind the ear Larger device to help with limited dexterity Suitable for all hearing loss levels, incl profound
IIC – Invisible in Canal
CIC – Completely in Canal
ITE/ITC – In the Ear
RIC – Receiver in the Ear
BTE – Behind the Ear
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