Hearing aids in Bangalore | Octave Hearing Clinic

Hearing Aid Styles

Hearing aids are available in several styles ranging from the smallest to the largest. These include

Behind-the-Ear Styles – Mini BTE with slim tube and tip,
Receiver in the ear (RITE),

Hearing aids could also be digital, digitally programmable or analog depending on the circuitry inside. Digital hearing aids offer the most flexible amplification with significantly better hearing in noise as compared to the other two due to the availability of signal enhancement technology.

Hearing Aid Dispensing
Hearing aid dispensing usually begins with a diagnostic assessment to ensure candidacy for amplification. This is followed by a one-to-one session with the client to understand his lifestyle, work and interests to determine his listening needs throughout the day. Based on this the audiologist would be able to make recommendations about the kind of device that would best suit him. The client would also be informed about the features of the classes of aids, costs involved etc. Following this the actual hearing aid trial would be carried out on the client using functional and insertion gain measures. The client is prescribed the hearing aid only when he is completely satisfied with its performance, sometimes after a couple of sessions. Since Octave is an independent, private audiology clinic, we have the choice of providing products from different manufacturers to appropriately meet your hearing health needs.

Hearing Aid Costs

Costs of hearing aids offered at the Center vary greatly depending upon the style of the instrument and the technology of the circuitry inside (analog, programmable, digital, etc.). We provide a complete range of conventional, programmable and 100% digital hearing instruments and are committed to providing reliable and consistent after-sales services and follow-up services. Please contact us if you need more information; visit our links section for information about websites of some of the manufacturers we represent – Phonak, Starkey and GN Resound.

Hearing Aid Services also include

Sale of hearing aid batteries,
Sale of FM and assistive listening devices,
Hearing aid repairs for all makes,
Musician’s and swimmer’s earplugs,
Reprogramming for most programmable and digital instruments,
Aural rehabilitation and counseling.

Ask yourself the following questions. If you answer “yes” to three or more of these questions, you could have a hearing problem and may need to have your hearing checked by one of our audiologists at The Octave Speech and Hearing Center.
Do I sometimes fail to hear your doorbell or telephone?	Yes	No
Do I have a problem hearing on the telephone?	Yes	No
Do I have trouble hearing when there is noise in the background?	Yes	No
Is it hard for me to follow a conversation when two or more people talk at once?	Yes	No
Do I have to strain to understand a conversation?	Yes	No
Do many people I talk to seem to mumble (or not speak clearly)?	Yes	No
Do I misunderstand what others are saying and respond inappropriately?	Yes	No
Do I find it difficult to understand a speaker at a public meeting ?	Yes	No
Do I often ask people to repeat themselves?	Yes	No
Do I have trouble understanding the speech of women and children?	Yes	No
Do people complain that I turn the TV volume up too high?	Yes	No
Do I hear a ringing, roaring, or hissing sound a lot?	Yes	No
Do some sounds seem too loud?	Yes	No
Do I hear better with one ear than with the other?	Yes	No
Have I been exposed regularly to loud noise at work, during recreation , in military service or traffic police service?	Yes	No