A group listening device, used at day cares or schools, facilitates the child’s hearing by cutting out the effect of distance and background noise. Hearing aid devices use a variety of technologies, of which the…
Assistive devices
Services
The public sector (state and municipal authorities as well as Kela, Finland’s social insurance institution) pays for rehabilitation, essential assisitive devices, requisite support functions in daycare and at school, as well as any needed orientation training programs and interpretation services for…
Hearing aids
Behind-the-Ear or BTE aids are the most commonly used hearing aid model. The aid’s external part is placed behind the user’s ear and the internal part in the ear canal. A tube conveys sound into…
Cochlear implant
A cochlear implant (CI) is a hearing aid that requires surgery. It’s meant for people who are deaf or suffer from severe and very severe hearing loss, and for whom the amplification provided by a…
Bone anchored hearing aid
Bone anchored hearing aids utilize bone conduction – sound is conveyed straight into the inner ear via bone. This type of hearing aid is meant for people who have microtia, a small ear canal or…