How do I find the Best Hearing Aids?
Finding the best hearing aids for your individual needs can be complicated. At Moore Hearing Clinic, we are committed to selling the best hearing aids available to our customers. Our hearing aids deliver industry leading sound clarity at affordable prices. To do this, we are honest and upfront about the features and benefits of our aids while putting an emphasis on product quality and service. Often, the best hearing aids’ cost is not reflective of its technology and sound clarity. You need to know what to look for.
Start by asking these three simple questions to all the hearing aid providers you are considering:
Will these Hearing Aids be custom programmed to my hearing test by an Audiologist?
The best quality hearing aids will be programmed to meet each patients specific hearing deficits by an Audiologist (A licensed hearing health care professional who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss). Some “budget” providers will use inexperienced, Hearing Instrument Specialists instead of highly qualified Audiologists.
Here at the Moore Hearing Clinic, our Audiologist, Dr. Greg Moore has been treating the community for decades. He has completed a Bachelor’s in Speech Pathology and Psychology, a Master’s in Audiology from the University of Iowa and a Au.D from Salus University.
If you are not asked for a hearing test, you will not be receiving custom programmed hearing aids.
Don’t fall for “self-programmed aids”. These aids come with a few basic hearing loss programs in the hope that one will meet a patient’s needs, often by making conversation louder, but not clearer.
What technology do the best hearing aids have to maximize sound clarity?
The best hearing aids will have 20-24 programmable bands which will allow the Audiologist to accurately program the software to optimally boost the sound frequencies that each individual is not hearing properly without making all frequencies louder
Hearing aids with 20-24 bands should also automatically adjust to multiple sound environments allowing users to move seamlessly from quiet places to loud noisy rooms.
The best hearing aids use sophisticated software and dual microphones to provide sound directionality. These features allow sound focus on the active speaker while actively working to reduce background noise.
We can you expect in terms of Warranty, convenience features and Customer Support?
High quality hearing aid manufacturers and retailers will offer a three year comprehensive warranty included in the price of the hearing aids.
Many of today’s best hearing aids come with Bluetooth, remote programming capability and rechargeable batteries options. Some are virtually invisible. Bluetooth features will work with the Apple devices but may not work with Android phones.