Hearing aid is a very small electronic device worn behind or in the ear. People having problems to hear sound properly wear these pieces. These pieces help in making the sound louder and clearer in both noisy as well as quiet situations.

1. What is a Hearing Aid?
Hearing aid is a very small electronic device worn behind or in the ear.
People having problems to hear sound properly wear these pieces.
These pieces help in making the sound louder and clearer in both noisy as well as
quiet situations.

3. Hearing Aid History
• When hearing aid was first made, it
was a big, horn shaped trumpet with a
huge, open piece at one end which
collected the sound. Gradually the
trumpet tapered into thin tube, which
funneled sound into ear.
• In 1990s, the hearing aids became
digital
• Development of these modern
devices wouldn’t have been possible
without Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas Edison.

4. Different Parts of a Hearing Aid
•Microphone
•Amplifier
• Speaker/receiver
•Battery

5. Different Styles of Hearing Aids
•In the ear
•In the canal
•Behind the ear
•Completely in the canal
•Behind the ear open fit

6. Different kinds of hearings aids in Bulleen are available. But before
buying one go to an audiologist for a hearing screening check-up to
identify what type of problem you have and how serious it is.

7. www.aceaudiology.com.au