What is a reinforced stethoscope?
amplified stethoscope is a tool used by healthcare professionals and students with hearing disabilities. It is an auxiliary listening device (ALD) that allows them to hear the sounds of hearts, lungs of their patient and other body systems if necessary. The stethoscope electronically amplifies these sounds so that the person who uses it can hear more easily in the examination. Adjustments to reduce background noise can also be made using this type of stethoscope.
Many amplified stethoscopes are designed so that the user can adjust the sound frequency from low to high during the tests. Low frequency mode is often called Bell Mode. This mode is lower frequency sounds such as some heart sounds. Higher frequency sounds such as lung sounds can be heard by means of membrane mode.
amplified stethoscopes are electronic and usually run on batteries. Can be used by people who listeners and hearing impaired people who aredo not require. A separate amplified stethoscope is usually used when the auditory device is not worn. Other types of amplified stethoscopes are made to work with hearing aids using different types of attachments.
separate amplified stethoscopes are not made to connect to another type of auditory device. When using the tool, the user places the user in the ears to hear. People who normally wear auditory devices may decide to remove their AIDS and use a separate stethoscope.
Attachments are essential for the successful use of other types of reinforced stethoscopes when wearing auditory devices. The attachment type depends primarily on the listening type. People who wear hearing aids that are in the channel (ITC) or who are completely in the channel (CIC) of the ear can wear either ear molds or special plastic Tips. Plastic tips replace standard headphones on a reinforced stethoscope and rest on the hearingEl.
molds can be made to adapt to ITC, hearing aid and auditory equipment that sits behind the ear (BTE). They are tailored to the interface with the type of auditory aid that is worn and a stethoscope. Doctors can also buy headphones to attach to the reinforced stethoscope and replace the headphones. A healthcare worker with cochlear implants can also use a amplified stethoscope using a patch cable or input cable to connect a stethoscope directly to the cochlear implant processor.