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What is a hearing aid?

Hearing aids can be defined as the medical devices that are not at the desired level in our country, Kosovo and the Balkan geography, but have the highest rate of use in the rehabilitation of hearing loss. Unfortunately, many people with hearing loss or the people around them do not have enough knowledge about hearing aids and their use. For this reason, the question “What is a hearing aid?” is among the frequently asked questions, while people’s answers show ignorance in this field. A hearing aid is the general name given to devices designed for individuals who have hearing loss or hearing difficulties to hear all the sounds around them at a normal (as natural as possible) level. The only exception here is the application of the cochlear implant, which is applied to individuals whose hearing is completely (totally) lost. For this reason, it is more correct that the application of the cochlear implant is researched more deeply by experts. In addition, we can call a hearing aid any device that is used to normalize hearing or hear as naturally as possible. Humanity has encountered hearing problems throughout its history, and in very ancient times (we can witness this even today) they tried to get sounds to a more normal level by placing their hands behind their ears. Overtime and the advancement of technology, much more advanced hearing aids have been manufactured (developed) and offered to mankind. General logic of operation, hearing aids collect external sounds with the help of the Microphone, process the signals according to the person’s hearing loss with the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) inside and then transfer the sound to the ear with the help of the Speaker. The main point here is that the hearing aid is a personal device. Awareness of hearing aids in our country is unfortunately not at the desired level. Unfortunately, the perception in this regard is that the use of hearing aids is not a preferred way. All over the world (especially in developed countries), the first solution that comes to mind when hearing loss is mentioned is the use of hearing aids, while here it is seen almost as a last solution. Among the main reasons for this we can list the low level of education (awareness) on this topic, wrong practices in the past, incomplete or insufficient technology and the lack of qualified specialists trained in this field. In particular, the lack of legal regulation and the lack of government support in this area negatively affects society’s awareness of hearing aids, as well as delays the development of the sector. Despite all this, the addition of specialized centers in today’s world with the help of education, their awareness, raising and correct direction of posts on communication platforms, especially on communication platforms dominated by social networks, shows that the number of people admitting that the use of hearing aids is the first way to promote hearing loss is beginning to increase.