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.
Open ear hearing aid.
A small soft tip sits inside the ear canal without sealing it.
A microphone amplifier and speaker.
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.
The hearing aid receives sound through a microphone which converts the sound waves to electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier.
How does an open fit hearing aid work.
Open fit hearing aid that uses a thin plastic micro tube extending into the ear canal.
A hearing aid has three basic parts.
This makes the style a good choice for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The amplifier increases the power of the signals and then sends them to the ear through a speaker.
