If you are considering hearing instruments, you may be wondering what to expect.

Hearing Aids DO the following:

• Make sound louder
• Make speech easier to understand in most situations
• Help you hear certain pitches better, high pitched consonant sounds like (s, th, fh and sh)
• Enable you to participate more fully in life's activities

Hearing aids DO NOT:

• Restore normal hearing
• Deliver the ablility to hear speech perfectly when competing sounds are present
• Transform distorted sound into clear sound
• Allow you to hear only what you want to hear

Types or Styles of Hearing Aids Available

Open or Receiver-in-the-Ear BTE 

          This hearing aid is the latest behind-the-ear style that uses a tiny casing, coupled with anearly invisible slim tube. Open fittings offers a great, cosmetically appealing solution for people who want their hearing aid to work with their life. These lightweight BTE's have small, transparent plastic domes that replace the custom earmolds, for a hearing aid that you, and those around you, won't even notice.

Behind-The-Ear (BTE)

          This type of instrument has two components; the hearing aid and the earmold. The hearing aid is worn behind the ear and connects to a custom-made earmold that fits in the patient's ear. The earmold is created from an impression of the outer ear and ear canal. The impression is taken in the office and is then sent to the manufacturer for production. BTE hearing aids are suitable for all types and degrees of hearing loss and for persons of all ages. It is the most appropriate style for severe hearing losses.

In-The-Ear (ITE)

          The entire hearing aid is built into a custom-made shell obtained from an impression of the outer ear. The ITE is most appropriate for mild-moderate hearing losses.




In-The-Canal (ITC)

          The entire hearing aid is built into a custom-made shell obtained from an impression of the ear canal. This style of hearing aid is most appropriate for mild to moderate losses. While this is one of the smallest hearing aid styles available, it may not be appropriate for certain degrees and configurations of hearing loss.

Completely-in-the-canal (CIC)

          Like the ITC, the entire hearing aid is built into a custom-made shell obtained from an impression of the ear canal. The difference between the CIC and the ITC is that the CIC fits a bit further into the ear canal and extends deeper toward the eardrum. This aid is often the most cosmetically inconspicuous, but is generally NOT "invisible". This style of hearing aid is most appropriate for mild to moderate, and sloping high frequency hearing losses.  

Costs: Costs for the various types of hearing aids range as follows:

Average Prices for One Hearing Aid

Conventional - Analog Traditional: $400 - $900
Entry Level Digital Manually Programmable: $600 - $1,100
Mainstream Digital Computer Programmable: $900 - $1,600
Advanced Digital Computer Programmable, Many Features: $1,400 - $2,495
Premium Gold Line Digital Computer Programmable: $2,300 - $2,995

Final cost is determined by several factors: the individual ear, the level and type of hearing loss, and the amount of performance, as well as any additional accessories, desired.

We carry all Major Brands:
GN Resound, Phonak, Starkey, Rexton, Unitron and many more!

Ask about trade-in discounts and check out our current promotions.  Remember that we also offer a low price guarantee. We want to ensure that our patients receive the best value for their hard earned dollars.

Call us today to schedule your FREE HEARING EVALUTION.

Dallas (214) 660-9888

NRH (817) 479-0940