Our ears are miracle workers. Small organs lined with delicate “hair cells” collect and transmit sound vibrations to be interpreted by our brains. Our hearing sense makes us aware of danger, discern the beauty of music and communicate and connect with people around us.
Hearing is precious and when it starts to fade with age or injury, it is time to get hearing aids. Until recently, hearing aid technology worked by simply making everything louder to compensate for the missing sounds.
For the first time, Oticon Australia has produced a hearing aid, Alta2 that is designed to help your brain hear. This exciting new technology provides the clearest, purest, sound signals for the brain to decode.
Hear-Clear Australia, your local clinic in Dural and Galston, is currently fitting this revolutionary new hearing aid.
Katie Rahman of Hear-Clear says “Testing by Oticon has shown that the aids provide a big improvement in a client’s ability to understand soft speech. This is exciting because with these hearing aids, my clients will be able to hear quiet conversation — even a whisper.”
Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears) can be distressing and tiring for many clients. Alta2 hearing aids are built to manage the distracting noise caused by tinnitus. Bruce Allen of Hear-Clear says “It’s amazing. For those people requiring tinnitus management, these hearing aids can provide a pleasant soothing sound that helps covers the uncomfortable head noises of tinnitus.”
