May 2012

Fitting FAQs

What happens when the receiver doesn’t match what the software thinks? If you have a NP receiver on a hearing instrument configured as HP, you get LESS gain than you see on the fitting screen. You are under-fitting. If you have a HP receiver on a device configured as NP, you get MORE gain than

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Hearing Aid Batteries

Many markets are moving to mercury-free zinc air batteries for hearing aids. Although more environ­mentally friendly, the new battery technology is not a great friend to hearing aid performance. In a test of Rayovac brand batteries, the first generation of mercury-free were found to perform significantly worse than batteries with mercury. However, the newest mercury-free

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