Hello everyone! Emily here, welcome to my channel,
Definite Hearing, I am so glad you're on my channel today. Today I'm going to talk
to you about the difference between hearing
amplifiers and hearing aids yes there is a big big difference.
I hope you stick around to the end of this video because if you do, I'm going
to share with you, my dream hearing aid!
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All right so hearing aids and hearing amplifiers are
two very different things the biggest difference
is the devices themselves. A hearing amplifier simply makes
all sound louder it's like taking a microphone and putting it in your ear
and increasing the volume of everything
around you now some of these hearing amplifiers might
be good for some people that have dampered hearing or that really
want a low low cost hearing device but a hearing
aid is incredible. It's like putting your
brain in a hearing device so our brains are
amazing what they do subconsciously, is when we
hear, they filter through the sound and they
let our body know which sounds we need or want to pay attention
to. So for example, if I'm outside and I have normal hearing
and the wind is blowing and my friend is talking next to me, my brain is able to
filter out the blowing wind ignore it and focus on my friends. With
the hearing amplifier, if I went outside I would hear
the wind, the leaves rustling in the trees, my steps
and my friend talking. It would be an overload for
my brain with a hearing aid though, due to my reduced hearing my hearing aid
bumps up all the levels of sound that I need but
especially bumps up the levels of sound where I am especially deficient so then
instead of hearing everything like I would with a hearing amplifier all of
the sounds that are really quite irrelevant the hearing aid filters all
of the sounds out and focuses and pulls out the sound of my friend
talking. Hearing aids are incredibly complex devices and it's amazing that
we're able to create digital hearing aids that can
hear like our brain does you know with a hearing loss
there is something wrong in the disconnect between our ears
and our brain there are a wide variety of hearing losses and reasons for these
causes but ultimately hearing loss needs to be
treated right and more often than not hearing losses can be effectively
treated with the proper hearing device. Also even the FDA had to put out a
notice warning people that hearing amplifiers
do not help and assist with hearing loss in the
way that hearing aids do ultimately depending on a person's loss
whether it's normal mild, moderate... whatever it may be hearing
amplifiers can overexpose the ears and the brain to
sound causing permanent damage so there you have it
there's the difference between a hearing amplifier
and a hearing aid. And I will add one caveat, it is also possible to buy
hearing aids in places such as online, through a dispenser, or from an
audiologist. You need to go to the audiologist. If
you're going to spend the money to invest in a hearing aid
go to the audiologist because not only do they
fit you with hearing aids like everyone else does the dispensers and online but
they run a hearing mapping test and they will
recommend the proper hearing aid for you. Every hearing aid is different, they're
made for different types of hearing losses,
different frequencies, they have different powers, or abilities to tailor
to different hearing losses so if you go to a hearing expert,
an audiologist, they will fit you with the right and proper hearing aid. Hearing
is a sense that not all of us get just automatically.
I've had my hearing loss since birth in both ears and I
love my hearing aids and the hearing amplifier would not do the job for me so
it's really important to understand your hearing loss
and understand that it needs to be treated properly. This will
foster brain development and growth and also the proper hearing devices or
hearing aids will decrease your chances of getting
dementia as you age. Wow! Isn't that crazy? Yeah that is crazy!
If you don't already have hearing aids and you think you need them, go get your
ears checked out because let me tell you, if you are a
candidate for hearing aids and you could use them
when you get your hearing aids every aspect of your life
will be improved. Your relationships with everyone will improve, you'll find that
you are more aware of what's going on around
you, you feel more included you just feel uplifted! It's incredible! So, if you
wonder if hearing aids would be a good option for you, go get your hearing
checked out by an audiologist. There you have it! Now you know the
difference between hearing amplifiers and hearing aids. If you have any
questions please let me know in the comments below. I would love to answer
them as well as I am able. Now I am a fellow person with hearing loss I'm not
a licensed audiologist but I feel like I have experiences that may
have the answers to your questions. And I would love to help! Thanks for
sticking around to the end of this video I want to share the hearing aid that I
most want. I currently wear the ReSound Enzo 3D. The reason that I wear
this hearing aid is because the hearing aid that I wanted
was not out yet. So the hearing aid that I want
is the Phonak Marvel Bolero M-PR. Phonak is incredible in terms of their
ability to make a hearing aid that compensates
for the work that the brain has to do when you hear so when you put a Phonak
hearing aid on, at least in my experience with
my hearing loss, it is just incredible my listening fatigue decreases and I
love it. So the reason I got this hearing aid is because
Phonak did not have a behind the ear model
that was bluetooth compatible at the time that I got this hearing aid. So I
decided to get the ReSound Enzo 3D and it has
the bluetooth capabilities that allow me to stream my music and my phone calls
straight to my ears! It's incredible and I'm so glad I have them
when i get the chance I definitely want to try the Phonak
Marvel Bolero M-PR. There you have it! Are there any hearing aids that you want?
I would love to hear in the comments below.
I hope this video helped and I hope you have a great day!