Today, hearing aids are available in different levels of technology. 100% digital hearing aids are often referred to as advanced technologies . 
 

        So how do these various technologies affect patient satisfaction?  A study involving over 5000 hearing aid users proved that patients who wear advanced aids experience significantly greater satisfaction than patients who wear traditional aids. Why?  The author identified one primary reason: the advanced aid users felt they received greater value for their hearing aid investment. In other words, they experienced better performance relative to the price of their hearing aids.  The research revealed three reasons for this perception of greater value.
 

Reason #1	Reason # 2	Reason #3
Advanced aids provide much better sound quality than traditional aids.  The components of advanced aids are of higher quality than those of traditional aids, and the sophisticated sound processing of advanced aids results in more natural sound.	Advanced aids are more reliable, requiring less repair service than traditional aids. Advanced aids have fewer parts and components than traditional aids, resulting in less wear and tear and longer expected life.	Most importantly, advanced aids provide greater benefit in a wider variety of listening situations than traditional aids. What does that mean?  Simply put, advanced aids provide better hearing in noisy or difficult listening situations compared to traditional aids.