Technology is influencing how people hear

Digital technology started to have revolutionary effects on hearing aids in 2006. Greg Kuykendall, a managing partner at Kuykendall Hearing Aid Center in Enid, said the rapid development of computer chip technology has had a profound impact on the hearing aid industry. "There have been new improvements every year since 2006," Kuykendall said. "If you remember the old analog hearing aids, they would squeal due to feedback occasionally. In '06, computer chips in hearing aids allowed audiologists to isolate the problem frequency and squelch feedback."