A hearing aid has three basic parts.
Open ear hearing aid.
The hearing aid receives sound through a microphone which converts the sound waves to electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier.
The earpiece of an open fit hearing aid is a small soft rubber or silicone cap which is much more comfortable than the tightly fitting earpieces of btes cics etc.
An open fit hearing aid is a variation of the behind the ear hearing aid with a thin tube.
The case of an open fit hearing aid sits discreetly behind the ear with small tubing connecting it to the ear canal.
In the case of an open fit hearing aid the amplified sound travels through a small tube or small wire to a tiny dome or receiver in the ear.
Opn in the ear hearing aids give you high quality 360 open sound all opn styles including the invisible in the canal hearing aid offer excellent sound quality without compromise providing you constant access to 360 degree sound.
The open in the name comes from the fact that the earpiece does not fit tightly into your ear canal as is the case with traditional btes cic itc and ite models.
Rics are a type of open fit hearing aid that use a thin plastic micro tube that extends from the body of the hearing aid housed behind the ear over the outer ear and into the ear canal.
Open fit hearing aid that uses a thin plastic micro tube extending into the ear canal.
A small soft tip sits inside the ear canal without sealing it.
How does an open fit hearing aid work.
This style keeps the ear canal very open allowing for low frequency sounds to enter the ear naturally and for high frequency sounds to be amplified through the hearing aid.
The amplifier increases the power of the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker.
