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Types Of Hearing Aids Explained

Walk into any hearing aid discussion and you will drown in alphabet soup: BTE, RIC, ITE, ITC, CIC. Manufacturers love their acronyms, but the underlying idea is simple. Hearing aids come in five basic styles, and each is just a different answer to the same question: where do the parts sit on (or in) your…
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Bte Vs Ric Hearing Aids

If you are buying prescription hearing aids, one decision comes before almost all others: BTE vs RIC. These are the two most popular styles in the world, and they look similar at a glance: both have a small case sitting behind your ear. But the engineering inside is different, and that difference affects sound quality,…
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