Hybrid Hearing Aids

Hybrid hearing aids use a combined digital/analog circuitry. The first patent for hybrid technology was received in 1977 and the first commercial release of a digital chip to be integrated in an analog hearing aid occurred in 1986. These hearing aids have greatly increased our flexibility in fitting the hearing-impaired population.


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© Kent State University, 1996. Revised 2005, I. Gerling, L. Kress and K. Gow