Study: Patients With Mild To Moderate Hearing Loss May Not Need Costly Hearing Aids

Study: Patients With Mild To Moderate Hearing Loss May Not Need Costly Hearing Aids

They May Use Less Costly Personal Amplification Devices, Which Are Controversial

There is a controversy about hearing aids. There are devices specially tailored got hearing loss sufferers, which amplify sounds between certain frequencies, such as human voice, and set a limit to amplification, in order to avoid damage. There are used by patients from mild to excessive hearing loss. On the other hand, there are personal amplification devices, which cost a fraction of hearing aids, which simply amplify the sounds and do not consider the level of disability of the user. A recent study states that patients with mild to moderate hearing loss do not need costly hearing aids, and personal amplification devices are slightly less effective. However, other studies have shown that these personal amplification devices might worsen hearing loss. Click here for more information.