Products

Olympic Hearing Center offer leading-edge, advanced, digital technology that is considered by most to be the finest anywhere in the industry! Our practice can fit an instrument for any need, size, or lifestyle requirement! Here are the positives and negatives of each style and size;



(B.T.E.) Behind-The-Ear size and style benefits are; reasonably priced, long life-span due to being "out of the ear canal" (no problems related to humidity or termperature), greater durability, widest range of power and features, does not require regular cleaning, sounds are most natural, feedback is not an issue with this size style, and they require no special dexterity for insertion and removal. Drawbacks are; two-part system (ear mold connected to hearing aid unit), greater visibility for men with short hair-styles.


(I.T.E.) In-The-Ear size and style benefits are; lower cost, easy to operate and easy to insert. The drawbacks are; highly visible in the ear, require regular cleaning from wax, wind noise is more noticable and sounds are not very "natural". Whistling and feedback are also a common complaint with this style type.

(I.T.C.) In-The-Canal size and style benefits are; low visibility in the ear, deeper fitting enhances power requirements, easy to insert, easy operation, sounds seem more "natural" than the I.T.E. size, and feedback is normally not an issue with this style type. Drawbacks are; usually more expensive than the I.T.E. size, require regular cleaning from wax, and require good finger dexterity.


(C.I.C.) Completely-In-Canal size and style aids are the smallest hearing aids available. Their benefits are; deepest fitting possible makes the aid virtually "invisible" in the ear, they offer beneficial power requirements because they fit so close to the ear-drum, they pick up the least amount of wind noise, they sound very "natural" because there is nothing in the "bowl" of the outer ear, and they are almost completely automatic in fuction. Drawbacks are; most expensive of all hearing aid sizes, regular frequent routine cleaning from wax, inner-ear canal humudity and temperatures can shorten the life of the aid, and they require excellent finger dexterity for insertion and removal.



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PAC: Post-auricular-canal instrument. This is a new hearing aid design which physically separates the processor from the receiver/speaker. This design offers comfort and acoustic options as the tiny processor is placed behind the ear, and the receiver/speaker is placed deep in the ear canal.


HEARING AID BATTERIES in the following sizes:

Size 5: RED
Size 10: YELLOW
Size 13: ORANGE
Size 312: BROWN
Size 675: BLUE

Today’s hearing aid batteries are "zinc-air." Because the batteries are air-activated, a factory-sealed sticker keeps them "inactive" until you remove the sticker. Once the sticker is removed from the back of the battery, oxygen in the air contacts the zinc within the battery, and the battery is "turned-on". Since many of today’s automatic hearing aids do not have "off" switches, removing the battery from the hearing aid circuit, by opening the battery door, when not in use, assures the device is turned off. Zinc-air batteries have a "shelf life" of up to three years when stored in a cool, dry environment. Storing zinc-air hearing aids in the refrigerator has no beneficial effect on their shelf life. In fact — quite the opposite may happen. The cold air may actually form little water particles under the sticker. Water is made of oxygen and hydrogen. If the water vapor creeps under the sticker, oxygen may contact the zinc and the battery could be totally discharged by the time you peel off the sticker! Therefore, the best place to store batteries is in a cool dry place, like the back of your sock drawer, not the fridge!