are hearing aids considered medical devices
some psaps also bear a resemblance to bluetooth devices or earphones used with mp3 players depending on the make and model but that s where the similarities end unlike psaps hearing aids are fda approved medical devices which are prescribed and fit by licensed hearing healthcare professionals i suspect that the bone conduction hearing aid is cheaper because of the labeling as a hearing aid instead of a medical device the below answer that helps us distinguish between the two comes from michelle one of our support group members who is also an audiologist if you are not hearing well please see your doctor hearing aid technology is designed to improve speech recognition psaps are not if you have purchased a psap thinking you ll be able to understand the conversation better it may only lead to more frustration and a negative perception of hearing devices hearing aid sales are regulated by state laws which mandate a return period of at least 30 days while psap sales are unregulated and may not have a money back return policy hearing loss can be caused by a variety of problems all of which should be evaluated by a licensed hearing healthcare professional inside the body artificial heart valves are in common use with artificial hearts and lungs seeing less common use but under active technology development other medical devices and aids that can be considered prosthetics include hearing aids artificial eyes palatal obturator gastric bands and dentures the baha softband is not technically a bone conduction hearing aid because of the fda insurance labeling even though the softband does not have a surgical abutment it is the same device that is attached to the abutment both devices will address the conductive hearing loss due to microtia atresia equally memory aids are any type of assistive technology that helps a user learn and remember certain information many memory aids are used for cognitive impairments such as reading writing or organizational difficulties a bone anchored hearing aid baha baha is considered a medical device whereas a bone conduction hearing aid is considered a hearing aid while both devices directly stimulate the cochlea inner ear they are labeled differently for the fda and insurance companies unlike psaps hearing aids are sophisticated fda approved medical devices specifically designed to treat hearing loss hearing aid manufacturers are held to rigorous standards and employ highly educated audiologists engineers and scientists who conduct ongoing research in an effort to replicate natural sound both cochlear and otticon s baha bone conduction hearing devices utilize a bone anchored hearing aid here is a picture of the bcha bone conduction hearing aid a bcha is attached to a wire headband however you can replace the wire head band with a softer head band
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