CIC hearing aids

Our CIC hearing aids are available to purchase as part of our Hearing Care Packages, which include all your follow-up checks, consumables (such as batteries) and ongoing support. Your audiologist will help you find the most suitable package for your needs. You may also wish to spread the cost of your new aids, interest-free, with our Hear Now, Pay Later payment plan.

Venting is used to avoid occlusion of the ear, which causes you to feel as though your own voice is too loud, or that your ear is blocked. As they fill the ear canal, Completely In Canal hearing aids can sometimes cause occlusion, but most can be vented to help prevent this. It is rare that they are not.

CIC hearing aids can support people with all levels of hearing loss, depending on the type of loss. However, they can be difficult to fit comfortably if you have particularly small ear canals, so the anatomy of your ear can affect their suitability. They can also be quite fiddly to maintain due to their small size, so may not be a good choice for those with dexterity issues.

While not as small as invisible hearing aids, CIC hearing aids are the second smallest type of aid available and extremely difficult for other people to see, unless they look directly into your ear.

A handful of CIC hearing aids currently have Bluetooth connectivity, but they are exceptions rather than the norm. The majority do not have Bluetooth. However, some do have wireless connectivity to allow them to pair with a phone app, but not full Bluetooth functionality.

Most CIC hearing aids are not currently rechargeable. As with Bluetooth, there are a few exceptions, but on the whole CIC hearing aids still run on single-use replaceable batteries.