What you could expect from a Premium Hearing instrument today

Hearing instruments today can be programmed to identify different sound environments that you will experience. Common categories are:

1. Quiet:
   
   The hearing instrument is likely to give a natural sound quality in real time, there are no delays as the speech is perceived instantly.
   
   
2. Group/Party Noise: 
   
   The hearing instrument will help you to experience speech intelligibility and clarity in the presence of chatter and laughter.  True directionality of sound is replicated as well.
   
   
3. Intense noise:
   
   The hearing instrument will help you to enjoy comfort and ease of listening in noisy environments, even if you are on your own.eg. train, shopping mall, traffic noise.
   
   
4. Music:
   
   The hearing instrument extends the frequency range further to identify with music. Classical instrustments can be recognised as a result will ultimately give the listener a pleasurable experience.

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Common advanced features found within a digital hearing aid are:

1. Adaptive directional microphones
2. Multiple program access
3. Noise reduction
4. Adaptive feedback management systems
5. Integrated signal processing