Keywords
hearing test methods
hearing aids
Abstract
This text analyses several topics connected with hearing test methods and hearing prosthetics for patients with hearing impairments or hearing loss. The hearing is one of the senses which plays a crucial part in human's cognition of the surrounding world and spatial orientation. Proper functioning of the hearing organ is a foundation of communication between people as well as the development of civil society. A hearing impairment or hearing loss disrupts social relationships between people, it entails developmental disorders in children, and causes learning difficulties. Methods of diagnosing patients and hearing prosthetics are very complex topics and are investigated by interdisciplinary research teams. The development of these fields of medicine and technology contributes to improving the quality of life for people with hearing impairment or deafness. This paper presents ways and means of improving or compensating for hearing losses with the use of hearing aids. Nowadays, hearing impairments and hearing losses concern even young people. One of the reasons for the deterioration of hearing is the ubiquitous noise in the modern world. Moreover, this text discusses the construction of hearing aids, with a particular emphasis placed on modern technological solutions. It is highlighted that hearing aids are currently available for the general public.
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