| There are two
primary decisions that must be made in the process of selecting the
best product for a person with a hearing loss. First there is the
size, and then the technology. Happy Hearing Center carries a full
line of hearing aids from Conventional Behind the Ear, to the new
and very small Digital Hearing Aids. Below, you will find pictures
and descriptions of the various sizes available. For information
related to technology, please see the "Technology" page.
You can select from full line of products representing most all
major brands of hearing instruments such as ... Siemens , Micro
Tech,
Starkey, Widex, Phonak, Unitron, GNResound, and Sonic
Innovations. Please click on either of the previous
names to view their we-sites. As a member of several National buying
groups, we have access to almost any model or style of hearing aid
manufactured in the world.
In addition to the manufactures listed above, all Happy Hearing
Center locations are the exclusive supplier of high quality
and "Magic Genie" and "Genie" hearing aids.
 
Behind-The-Ear (BTE)
"Behind-The-Ear"
This type of hearing is worn behind the ear and is attached by clear
tubing to an Ear Mold that goes inside the ear canal.
In-The-Ear
(ITE) 
"In-The-Ear" Also called "Full Shell" This hearing aid fills the
entire cavity of the ear..
 
In-The-Canal
(ITC) "In-The-Canal" Also Called "Canal" This hearing
aid is partially visible from the side, but can barely be seen from
the front view.
 
Completely-In-The-Canal
(CIC)
"Completely-In-The Canal. This is the smallest hearing aid It
is worn entirely inside the ear canal and is almost invisible in the
ear.
Open
Ear Open Ear products
are a new, smaller size BTE. These "Mini BTE's" are much smaller
than traditional BTE's, and the tubing is also very small. The Open
Ear products are so small, that they are barely visible in the
ear.The picture to the left is what the instrument looks like, and
the picture below, is how it looks in the ear. The small tubing is
almost invisible against the skin. 
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