Larger than the CIC hearing aid, the main advantage of the BTE hearing aid is that it is easier to handle, especially for people with reduced manual dexterity or shoulder mobility problems. The Behind-The-Ear hearing aid is also recommended for people with very small ear canals, as the CIC cannot fit into them. If you have a short, medium or long haircut, then the BTE hearing aid will be hidden by your hair, allowing it to be discreet. It may also be more appreciated by people who are particularly sensitive and prefer a device placed on the ear, rather than in the ear canal : this is a personal feeling. Finally, if it is true that the ear is an anatomical amplifier that the CIC knows perfectly well how to exploit, it does not remain less than the ear is also a "resonance room". We have all experienced this by wearing a shell in our ear, to hear the sea... The advantage of bypassing the ear thus makes it possible, in this case, to feel less "resonance" with the use, contrary to the intra auricular device for some very sensitive people.