If you wear a hearing aid or are thinking about getting one, you are probably confused about the terminology concerning hearing aids. Hearing aids are very complicated and are essentially computers sitting in or behind your ear. This is a 3 part story on the basic terminology of hearing aids. I hope this helps you make an informed decision about which hearing aid is right for you.

Feedback – Feedback occurs when the sound that the hearing aid is amplified feeds back into the hearing aid. This produces very loud whistling by the hearing aids. Most hearing aids are now equipped with feedback blockers. This technology will work to detect and eliminate feedback. Some hearing aid manufactures have very good feedback managers and are able to nearly eliminate feedback.