UNDERSTAND THE HEARING DEVICE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE PRICE YOU WANT TO PAY

Advanced Hearing operates as an independent audiological practice, and has access to the full range of hearing devices which are commercially available in Australia. We believe it is important that our clients have the necessary information to make an informed decision regarding their choice of hearing devices.

Like many electronic devices you may be familiar with, the cost of hearing devices rises according to the number of features they include. Individual specifications may vary depending on each manufacturer’s technology and devices. The table below is only a guide. Use it as the basis of any conversation with your audiologist.

Hearing aid levels	Lifestyle aspects	Price range per aid
Basic	Amplification in the home, on the phone and quiet places.	$1200 – $1700
Economy	Small groups, mixing with friends and family.	$1600 – $2200
Intermediate	Outdoors, shopping, small meetings, theatre, small social gatherings.	$2200 – $2800
Advanced	Meetings at work, restaurants, larger social gatherings.	$2800 – $3500
Premium	Large social events, concerts, parties, large crowds.	$3600 – $4800

Features to consider

Rechargeable batteries - Batteries in hearing aids can be small and fiddly, and notoriously difficult to change when people have limited dexterity (such as arthritis) and/or poor vision. With rechargeable batteries you simply place the hearing aid on a charger each night, and they'll be ready in the morning.
Smartphone connectivity - Your smartphone can be used as a 'remote control' for your hearing aids, allowing you to switch between listening programs, adjust volume etc. Your phone can also transmit sound directly to your hearing aids – useful not only for phone calls, but music and audiobooks too.
Microphones - Omnidirectional microphones pick up sound 180 degrees around each ear, so if you're wearing two hearing aids, it will be 360 degrees. Directional microphones face front and back, and if you're in a noisy environment you can switch off the back one so you can hear speech in front of you. More advanced hearing aids have automatic switching, so they detect the noise level and switch between different microphone modes. Adaptive microphones focus on speech, whether it's behind you (e.g., in a car) or in front of you.
Telecoil - Used in conjunction with a hearing or induction loop fitted in some public places (such as auditoriums, airports, places of worship, theatres), a telecoil in your hearing aid allows you to hear speeches, announcements and so on picked up by the hearing loop – without all the background noise.
Tinnitus masker - The hearing aids will play a soft white noise to mask the sound of tinnitus.
Wind noise reduction - This feature is found on more advanced hearing aids, and if wind is blowing across one hearing aid it reduces amplification of low frequency noise. It's a useful feature if you spend a lot of time in the outdoors.

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