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Summary: In-the-Ear (ITE) hearing aids contain a microphone, an amplifier and a speaker in the same case. Find out more about in-the-ear hearing aids in this free hearing loss advice video from a licensed hearing aid dispenser.
Tom Higgins is the owner of Advanced Hearing Services in Ramsey, N.J. Higgins, BC-HIS, is a licensed hearing aid dispenser certified by the National Board for Certification in Hearing...read more
"Hi, my name is Tom Higgins. Next, we have an ITE (or an in-the-ear) hearing aid. An in-the-ear hearing aid has the amplifier, microphone, and speaker all inside the case so it can be worn inside the ear. We have a microphone, a battery compartment, volume control, and the receiver or speaker fits inside the ear. This is a little more comfortable type hearing aid, and these can also be fit with telephone switches or other blue-tooth type devices."
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