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Hearing aids: How to choose the right one
Additional features
Content
How hearing aids work
Hearing aid styles
Completely in the canal
In the canal
In the ear
Behind the ear
Receiver in canal or receiver in the ear
Open fit
Other features
Before you buy
Getting used to your hearing aid
Content
How hearing aids work
Hearing aid styles
Completely in the canal
In the canal
In the ear
Behind the ear
Receiver in canal or receiver in the ear
Open fit
Other features
Before you buy
Getting used to your hearing aid
Receiver in canal or receiver in the ear
The receiver-in-canal, also called RIC, and receiver-in-the-ear, also called RITE, styles are like behind-the-ear hearing aids. But the receiver sits in the ear canal. A tiny wire connects the piece behind the ear to the receiver.
A receiver-in-canal hearing aid:
- Most often is harder for others to see than are behind-the-ear models.
- Has directional microphones, which let the user focus on sound coming from one direction in a noisy place.
- Has manual control options.
- May come with a battery that recharges.
- May get earwax clogging the speaker.
