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Inside a hearing instrument
Modern hearing instruments are small, comfortable, and almost invisible. They enable you to hear better, make it easier to understand what people are saying and increase listening comfort. These technically sophisticated high-performance instruments help to rediscover what stress-free listening is like.
A hearing instrument consists of a microphone, an amplifier or processor and a speaker, which transmits the enhanced sound waves into your ear. A tiny battery supplies the necessary power. Modern hearing instruments are tailored to suit the ear shape, degree of hearing loss, lifestyle, and listening habits of each individual user.
The microphone’s directional characteristics
Modern hearing instruments are equipped with directional microphones, meaning that what you are looking at is also what you hear best. In other words, you decide what you want to listen to at any given time, especially in conversations with several people.
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