Behind-The-Ear

Four types of BTE hearing aids

- The Mini BTE: for mild-moderate high frequency hearing loss

- The Standard BTE: for mild-severe hearing loss

- The Power BTE: for mild-profound hearing loss

- The Super Power BTE: for severe-profound hearing loss

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Pros: Cover all degrees of hearing loss. Features are easy to be operated. Accommodate larger batteries for more power and longer duration of usage.

Receiver-In-The-Ear

Three types of RITE hearing aids

- The design RITE: for mild-severe hearing loss

- The mini RTE: for mild-profound hearing loss

- The standard RITE: for mild-profound hearing loss

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Pros: Cosmetic appeal.

In-The-Ear

ITE hearing aids are suitable for a person with mild-severe hearing loss and it comes in two designs

- The half shell: for people with large ear canal

- The full shell: for people with smaller ear canal

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Pros: Accommodates more hearing aids features and larger batteries as compared to other non-BTE hearing aids.

In-The-Canal

ITC hearing aids are suitable for a person with mild-slightly severe hearing loss that are looking for a smaller hearing aid than the ITE.

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Pros: Cosmetic appeal.

Completely-In-Canal

CIC hearing aids are suitable for a person with mild-moderate hearing loss.

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Pros: Cosmetic appeal.

Skeleton Earmould

A skeleton earmold have the same shape as the full shell earmould except that the concha bowl being shelled out which turning it into a ring.

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Suitable for: mild-severe hearing loss and CROS hearing aids

Material made of: hard acyrlic

Pros: cosmetic appeal and easy insertion

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Full Shell Earmould

A full shell earmould is a standard shape earmould that has its entire body fills the concha.

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Suitable for: children, people with all degrees of hearing loss

Material made of: silicone and hard acrylic (occasionally)

Pros: perfect seal and an ideal solution for whistling hearing aids

Half Shell Earmould

A half shell earmould take up only a quarter of the concha.

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Suitable for: people with all degrees of hearing loss and longer ear canal

Material made of: silicone and hard acrylic (occasionally)

Pros: cosmetic appeal, easy insertion with better seal

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Canal Earmould

A canal earmould fills up only the ear canal.

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Suitable for: people with lower degrees of hearing loss and longer ear canal

Material made of: silicone and hard acrylic (occasionally)

Pros: cosmetic appeal and easy insertion

Domes

Domes generally comes in two types, the open domes and the closed domes

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Open domes are suitable for: high frequency hearing loss

Closed domes are suitable for: mild-severe hearing loss (subjected to your condition)

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Pros: cosmetic appeal and more comfortable