DUAL MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY

IN THE WORLD OF HEARING AIDS, DUAL
MICROPHONE TECHNOLOGY IS AKIN TO
MOTHERHOOD, APPLE PIE AND ICE CREAM.  

IT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FITTING
TOOL DEVELOPED TO DATE TO REDUCE
BACKGROUND NOISE.

IT IS A MULTI-MICROPHONE ELECTRONIC
COMPONENT THAT ACCOMPLISHES
DIRECTIONAL LISTENING BY REDUCING
BACKGROUND NOISE FROM THE SIDES AND
THE REAR OF THE PERSON WEARING THE
HEARING AID. IT MAKES CONVERSATION
COMING IN FROM THE FRONT OF THE
LISTENER EASIER TO UNDERSTAND.

QUALITY HEARING AID MANUFACTURERS
MARKET HEARING AID MODELS
WITH THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.

IT IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE
THAN BASIC TECHNOLOGY .  
A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IS REQUIRED
BY THE PATIENT IN MOST CASES TO
BENEFIT FROM THIS TECHNOLOGY.

HEARING AIDS PROCESS SOUND
IN ONE OF TWO WAYS:  

ANALOG--THE OLDER TECHNOLOGY

Incoming sounds are managed all in one piece
with filters to shift high and low pitches, as well as
other aspects of sound; there is limited flexibility
to make the hearing aid perform the way
the patient needs it to perform.

HEARING AIDS PROCESS SOUND
IN ONE OF TWO WAYS:  

DIGITAL--THE NEWER TECHNOLOGY

incoming sounds are managed in small frequency/pitch
segments so that a change in one aspect of sound
does not cause a change or shift in another aspect of
sound; there is extensive flexibility to make the hearing
aid perform the way the patient needs it to perform.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 

Not all digital hearing aids are created equal;
and they do not all perform the same way.  
There are entry priced digital instruments,
mid-priced, and very high end
digital instruments.

THE TWO SIXTY-FOUR

THOUSAND DOLLAR QUESTIONS. . .  

1. Are digital hearing aids better than analog?  

2. Do people hear better with digital technology?

THE TEN DOLLAR ANSWERS. . . 

1. Although more precise clarity of speech sounds is the goal of digital acoustic electronics, the circuits in and of themselves have not been found to create a huge difference in clarity.

THE TEN DOLLAR ANSWERS. . . 

2. That being said, digital hearing aids, because
of their inherent flexibility and their ability to be
programmed with a computer for the patient,
actually produce more successful fittings.

THE TEN DOLLAR ANSWERS. . . 

3. Research has found that the most important
feature to be placed into a hearing aid is
a patient-controlled dual microphone.

The FDA has approved
marketing this system for enhanced clarity.

THE TEN DOLLAR ANSWERS. . . 

4. Dual microphones are so effective that computer programmable analog hearing aids with this microphone system can actually produce clearer hearing than digital hearing aids without the dual-microphone system.