appendix a: hearing aids 221
Types of hearing aids
Here are 2 of the most common hearing aids that children use:
Behind-the-ear (BTE) aid
This is how a
child wears a
BTE aid.
earmold
(the part that
fits in the ear)
Body aid
earmold
This is how a
child wears a
body aid.
At one school for deaf children in India, all children wear
the hearing aids in a harness on the chest. The harness is on
the chest so the microphones can help the child hear his own
voice. The harness is made of thick cotton cloth, to reduce
noise from cloth. The microphones of the hearing aid are kept
in pockets. These pockets are tight (to reduce cloth noise) and
they keep the microphone visible.
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004)