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Somers325 NY 100(914) 556-6720
Hearing aid technology
Choosing between brands, styles, and technology levels, and having the result verified in your ear.
Advanced Hearing Aid Technology
The practice fits Oticon, Phonak, ReSound, Signia, Starkey, Widex, Unitron, Rexton, and Lyric. The range is wide on purpose: what we recommend is not limited to what we happen to stock.
Technology level changes how a hearing aid behaves in noise, how it handles calls and streaming, whether it recharges, and how small it can be. It does not change how well the device is fitted, and the fitting is where most of the benefit is won or lost.
Step 1
We start from your audiogram and the situations you named, not from a brochure.
Step 2
We narrow the field to the styles your hearing level and ear anatomy actually allow.
Step 3
We talk through handling: rechargeable or batteries, dexterity, who will clean them, and which phone you carry.
Step 4
At the fitting we run real-ear measurement, so what the device delivers at your eardrum is measured against the prescription rather than assumed.
Step 5
You come back after living with them, and the settings are adjusted from what happened in real rooms.
Two people with the same audiogram often need different devices, and the same device set two ways performs differently. A verified mid-tier hearing aid beats an unverified premium one. If your listening is quiet rooms and one-to-one conversation, we will tell you that the top tier is not worth your money.
Before you schedule
The most productive hearing-care visits start with specific examples. Bring the moments where listening breaks down, the devices or apps you already use, and the questions you want answered.
Your hearing aids cope with the kitchen and fail in the restaurant. Phone calls are the part of the day you dread.
We start from your audiogram and the situations you named, not from a brochure.
Two people with the same audiogram often need different devices, and the same device set two ways performs differently. A verified mid-tier hearing aid beats an unverified premium one. If your listening is quiet rooms and one-to-one conversation, we will tell you that the top tier is not worth your money.
None of them, universally. The platforms differ in how they process noise, what they connect to, and which custom styles they offer. The right one depends on your audiogram, your ears, your hands, and your phone.
Not always. The higher tiers mostly buy performance in noisy and complicated places. If the hard listening in your week happens twice a year, that money is better kept.
A thin probe microphone sits in your ear canal while the hearing aid plays, so the output at your eardrum can be measured and matched to the prescription for your hearing loss. Manufacturer first-fit settings routinely fall short of those targets, which is why the measurement is worth the extra minutes.
Ask the office what demonstration and trial arrangements currently apply. Those terms change, so we will not quote them on a web page.
Sometimes. Lyric sits deep in the ear canal, is placed by a clinician, and stays in for months at a time between visits. Candidacy depends on the shape of your canal, your hearing level, and the health of the skin in the ear.
Product information is educational. For personalized hearing aid recommendations, schedule an appointment with Audiology Associates of Westchester.