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Hearing Aid Styles

Hearing aids come in a variety of styles

North State Audiological Services is always at the forefront of the latest and greatest digital hearing aids on the market today. Below are examples of different types of hearing technology we offer at our practice location in Chico.

 

Receiver-in-the-Canal (RIC)

For mild to severe hearing loss

  • Leaves the ear open.
  • Reduced or no “plugged up” feeling.
  • For mild to severe hearing loss.
Receiver-in-the-Canal (RIC) hearing aid style

Behind-the-Ear (BTE)

Appropriate for almost all types of hearing loss

  • Fits behind the ear.
  • Custom earpiece is molded to fit your outer ear.
  • Appropriate for almost all types of hearing loss.
  • Appropriate for people of all ages.
Behind-the-Ear (BTE) hearing aid style

Completely In-the-Canal (CIC)

For mild to moderate hearing loss

  • Molded to fit deeply within the ear canal.
  • Smallest, least visible type of hearing device.
  • Placement within the ear cuts down on wind noise.
  • For mild to moderate hearing loss.
Completely In-the-Canal (CIC) hearing aid style

In-the-Canal (ITC)

For adults with mild to moderately severe hearing loss

  • Fits in the ear canal.
  • Barely visible.
  • Smallest size available with directional technology to hear better in noise.
  • For adults with mild to moderately severe hearing loss.
In-the-Canal (ITC) hearing aid style

In-The-Ear (ITE)

For people with mild to severe hearing loss

  • Fits directly into external ear.
  • Inserted and adjusted with ease.
  • For people with mild to severe hearing loss.
In-The-Ear (ITE) hearing aid style

Choosing the right hearing aid depends of the type of lifestyle that you live. Click here to see what lifestyle you fit into: Hearing Aid Comparison

 
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      • Active Lifestyle
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      • Very Quiet Lifestyle
    • Bluetooth Hearing Aid Accessories
    • Assistive Listening Devices
    • Financing
    • Hearing Aid Repairs
  • Services
    • Hearing Tests
    • Tinnitus Treatment
    • Dizziness, Loss of Balance, Vertigo
    • Child Hearing Loss
    • Hearing Protection
  • Patient Resources
    • Facts About Hearing Loss
      • Conductive Hearing Loss
      • Sensorineural Hearing Loss
      • Mixed Hearing Loss
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    • What Is an Audiologist?
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