Best Hearing Aids for Kids & Teens
You’ve read about the signs and symptoms of infant and childhood hearing loss. We understand your concerns, and are here to help. From hearing tests to fittings and education, we will be with you every step of the way. Now it’s time to consider hearing aids.
What makes children’s hearing aids different? They come in endlessly customizable colors to suit your child’s personality, have tamperproof doors to deter curious fingers, and feature durable nanotech coatings to protect from sweat, dirt, and even rain, giving your child the freedom to play. You may be surprised at how many there are to choose from!
Phonak
Phonak offers Sky Q, a hearing aid developed for children. Sky Q has feedback cancelation and wind programs to make time outside easy. With four models for every level of hearing loss, Sky Q has advanced programing to ensure optimal language and speech development. Roger for Education is a wireless teaching tool to assist in classroom settings, allowing your child to hear the teacher, interact with other students, and connect to classroom multimedia devices.
Phonak creates easy fittings, whether for an experienced teen, or your baby’s first fitting. Their pediatric fitting software makes configuring hearing aids a breeze, and ensures the hearing aids are serving your child well by using current research and industry guidelines to suit your child’s needs.
Oticon
Another hearing aid made specifically for children is Oticon’s Sensei. Whether fitting an infant or a teen, you’ll be getting a high quality product that responds well in complex listening environments, and can keep up with your little one. Like other Oticon products, Sensei features BrainHearing, providing optimal and natural hearing aimed to reduce cognitive load and allow your child to focus on learning, not hearing. It accomplishes this through advanced technology such as the Speech Guard E, directionality, feedback shield and noise management.
With SmartFit Trainer, you never need to wonder if the hearing aids are inserted properly. An LED indicator shuts off when it’s properly in place, taking the stress out of your morning routine. EasyRECD ensures that the hearing aid is programmed correctly by analyzing and adjusting settings as the ear continues to grow and change. Along with the traditional Behind-the-ear style, Oticon offers miniFit, a new generation Receiver-in-the-canal style designed for personalized comfort and fit.
ReSound
Up Smart is ReSound’s answer to pediatric hearing loss. A leader in wireless connectivity, Up Smart is compatible with classroom and home technology. For babies, Up Smart offers Stick and Go and Clip and Go accessories to hold the hearing aids in place despite active crawlers and prying fingers. Aventa makes fitting easy, and default settings for different age groups means less fiddling with settings, giving you confidence in your child’s hearing.
Widex
Widex Baby 440 is designed for babies. Hearing is crucial from day one for speech and language acquisition, and Widex understands your baby’s needs. It’s small and light, and fits perfectly on small ears. It allows for natural cognitive and language development, providing amplification of high pitched sounds like mother’s voice and the voices of their peers. With zero feedback, so you can hug your baby close, and not be worried about any whistling or discomfort.
Come visit us at Desert Valley Audiology to discuss your hearing aid options!