ASC's HEARING CLINIC offers a complete line of digital hearing aids, from entry level technology to premium technology. All of our hearing aids are available with a generous trial period. Our Doctor of Audiology Staff will review the style and product best suited for your lifestyle and budget needs. Options such as volume controls, multi-programs, remote controls, telecoils, directional microphones and adaptation to Bluetooth technology will be reviewed. Payment plan options are also available on some models. In addition each hearing aid comes with at least a one-year standard manufacturer warranty with 3 year warranties available on many products.

Our professional staff strives to find the best hearing solution that fits your individual needs and budget.  We search to find the best choice of product through our affiliation with various hearing aid manufacturers that include:

• Oticon :   http://www.oticonusa.com/ and  http://www.youtube.com/oticonusa 
• Phonak:  http://www.phonakpro.com/
• Siemens Hearing Instruments:  http://www.medical.siemens.com
• Unitron: http://unitron.com/unitron/us/en/professional/myunitron.html
• Widex:  http://www.widexusa.com/wps/portal/widexUSA

Other manufacturer’s products are also available upon request.

Hearing Aid Styles and Technology 

There are many variations of hearing aid styles and the following provides a general description of the main five and most common:

Micro-Cic (Completely-in-the-Canal)

• smallest, custom-designed, deep fitting hearing aid
• nearly invisible
• appropriate for mild to moderate hearing losses

ITC (In-the-Canal)

• smaller and more discrete than ITE style aids
• offers additional user control functions
• appropriate for mild to moderate losses

ITE (In the Ear)

• more visible in the ear
• features the widest user control functions
• appropriate for mild to severe hearing losses

BTE (Behind-the-Ear)

• fist behind the ear and is secured/attached in the ear with a custom earmold
• offers user control functions
• appropriate for mild to profound losses

Open Ear BTE

• sleek and ultra thin BTE style having nearly invisible tubing
• significantly reduces occlusion effect (plugged up feeling)
• appropriate for mild to moderate high frequency losses

Information About Digital Hearing Aids

In a digital hearing aid, the analog signal is converted to a digital signal. The conversion to digital format allows the signal processor to modify the signal in very sophisticated ways. Once the digital signal has been modified by the digital signal processor it is converted back to an analog format and transmitted to the ear as sound.

The digitization process makes it possible to analyze and filter the signal to improve speech perception in noisy environments. The incoming signal is measured, or "sampled," at certain intervals. The more frequently the signal is sampled, the better the reproduction of the input signal.

Increasingly complex sound processing, such as speech recognition technology, requires digital signal processing. This technology actually recognizes the unique patterns of speech and reduces the volume of frequencies where no speech is detected. When the competing signal is continuous noise, such as fans or car noise, the noise reduction algorithms become an important part of the signal processing that improves understanding. There are varying levels of this technology suitable for individual lifestyle and budget needs.