Hearing Aids in Southbury, CT
Today’s hearing aid technology is incredibly sophisticated and can be customized to your unique hearing needs. Hearing aids now come in a wide range of styles and colors, including colors that match your personality, skin tone, or hair color. All major manufacturers offer features that include noise reduction, speech enhancement, volume control, feedback cancelling, T-coils/loop options, Bluetooth connectivity, rechargeability, and accessories to meet your communication demands.
Our hearing clinic is proud to carry hearing aids from the major manufacturers.
Hearing Aid Styles
We carry all styles of hearing aids for sale, including the following:
Receiver-in-Canal
Receiver-in-Canal (RIC) hearing aids are reliable and convenient. These have a lightweight feel to them and a flexible fit.
Behind-the-Ear
Behind-the-Ear (BTE) hearing aids put you in control with customizable fit options, wireless connectivity, and easy volume control.
Completely-in-Canal
Completely-in-Canal (CIC) hearing aids are sleek and subtle. This technology is molded to the unique contours of your ear for a superior fit that offers a natural look and hearing experience.
In-the-Canal
In-the-Canal (ITC) hearing aids are discreet and have a glasses-friendly fit with external controls.
In-the-Ear
In-the-Ear (ITE) hearing aids are custom molded for you. They are powerful and comfortable, allowing for all-day use.
Invisible-In-the-Canal
Invisible-In-the-Canal (IIC) hearing aids are the smallest hearing instrument available. These are for people who want ultimate discretion while benefiting from the natural acoustics of the external ear.
Open BTE
Open BTE are behind-the-ear devices that have an open fit. This type of hearing aid provides amplification via a small tube inserted into the ear canal.
Hearing Aid Accessories and Technology
In some cases, patients who have a more severe hearing loss need extra help in addition to hearing aids. The biggest complaints we hear are listening in noise, on the phone, or to the TV. Depending on your hearing loss and lifestyle, additional devices may help to supplement where the hearing aid is not enough.
All of today’s manufacturers offer Bluetooth hearing aids that connect directly to your smartphone. The ability to listen to your phone and TV directly through your hearing aids, and remote microphones allow you to boost what you want to hear at a distance or in noise.
The other complaint we often hear is that of annoying ringing or buzzing in the ears. This is known as tinnitus. Although there is no cure to stop ringing in the ears, some of the hearing aids we carry have programs to help manage the symptoms of tinnitus.
Featured Technology
NEW from Oticon
The First Hearing Aid to Do It All – Unseen: Oticon ZealTM
When it comes to leading the life you want, you can’t let anything hold you back. Now there’s finally a hearing aid made to get you back to life: Oticon ZealTM. Oticon ZealTM immerses you in premium sound, with clear speech from all around you, even when you’re in a noisy place.* Better hearing isn’t just about volume – it’s about clarity, balance, and opening up your world.
Oticon ZealTM offers seamless, world-class streaming from a large selection of smart devices and the latest audio experience with new AuracastTM broadcast technology. Whether you wear glasses, a hat, or even a helmet, Oticon ZealTM sits discreetly and comfortably in place so you can feel confident all day.
Oticon ZealTM has everything you could wish for:
- Discreet
- Great sound
- Made to connect
- Rechargeable
- Flexible fittings including a same-day option
Oticon Xceed, Xceed Play, and Xceed CROS
Oticon has some of the most technologically advanced hearing aids on the market today. Along with BrainHearing technology and Own Voice Processing, Oticon has recently released three new hearing aids to provide you with a seamless listening experience.
The Oticon Xceed and the Xceed Play are the most powerful hearing aids for adults and children with severe-to-profound hearing loss. They both offer 360⁰ access to speech without the interference of background noise. This allows for a better listening experience as well as improved learning for children. The Xceed and Xceed Play feature groundbreaking technology that reduces feedback, such as static or whistling, so you can hear clearer and with better attention. Adults and children can control these devices straight from their smartphones through an app, creating more control and improved usability. The Xceed for adults comes in a variety of colors to match your skin tone or hair color while the Xceed Play includes bright, fun colors in addition to the neutral tones for younger users.
Oticon CROS hearing aids offer a revolutionary 360⁰ sound experience for those with single-sided deafness. CROS hearing aids include a transmitter with a microphone that wirelessly picks up sound and sends it from your poorer ear to your better ear with a hearing aid. This allows you to easily engage in conversations in different environments. Oticon CROS hearing aids feature OpenSoundNavigator and TwinLink dual-streaming technology so you can hear from all directions. This gives you the freedom to do what you love while enjoying a more natural listening experience.
Hearing Aid Repair and Maintenance
To ensure you continue hearing well, we recommend routine maintenance for your hearing aids. These appointments ensure consistent performance from your hearing aids. Once you have completed your trial period, we schedule quarterly maintenance checks for the first year as your brain adapts to hearing well again and to be certain you are managing the use and care of your hearing aids. Semi-annual checks are then scheduled for as long as you have your hearing aids.
Hearing aids, like any form of technology, can break down over time. Fortunately, most issues that arise can be addressed through simple maintenance or parts replacement. We like to keep the most common supplies on hand to avoid having to send hearing aids to the manufacturer for repair. However, in some cases, hearing aids will need to be sent to the manufacturer for major repairs. Once the hearing aids are back, we will verify that the settings have been restored and get you hearing again as quickly as possible.
Hearing Aid Batteries
Hearing aids are minicomputers focused on sound-scaping and therefore require a power source. The batteries need to be changed, on average, once a week (unless rechargeable). We will work to ensure that you know when and how to change the batteries.