What Should My Hearing Aid Look Like?
According to the World Health Organization, 466 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. While some prefer to show off their new hearing device, others prefer that it doesn’t attract too much attention. That all depends on who you are! With hearing aids, it’s like any other piece you wear on your body, and you can choose your style, color and size (depending on your specific hearing loss). So, think about what you would like your hearing aid to say about you, or if you don’t want it to say anything at all.
Do I Often Go Out Or Stay In?
Prefer a night out at a restaurant, or fancy watching TV at home? Lifestyles are so different, and that’s why hearing aids are too. If you prefer to go out, you’ll be exposed to a lot of background noise, which is often where people have most problems hearing conversation. So, make sure you get a hearing aid that diminishes background noise and enhances speech. Maybe that’s not so important if you’re more prone to staying in, quietly reading a book or having a conversation over tea with a friend.
Do I Want To Use My Smartphone To Manage My Hearing Aid?
Hearing aids today can do so much more than simply amplify sound. In fact, you can get apps for your smartphone that will help you personalize your listening experience through Artificial Intelligence, or track your activity level, for instance. These kinds of features are usually managed through your smartphone. So, if you have one, and you like using it, this could be a great way to get even more features available to you on top of the automatic sound features, which vary from hearing aid to hearing aid.
Do I Find It Hard To Hear Soft Sounds?
Loud sounds are not usually hard for any of us to hear, but the softer sounds like birds chirping, the rustling of a newspaper or maybe even the soft voices of small children sometimes reduce in volume when you have hearing loss. They can even disappear completely! If you miss them, there’s no doubt you should find a hearing aid with good capacity for those soft, ambient sounds.
Where Do I Most Often Need To Hear Best?
Are you active in sports, or do you often host large lectures, go to religious services or sail on the sea? Whatever your important listening moments are, make sure you capture them with your hearing aid. Some hearing aids will offer features that are great for sports; others may be better for concerts. And some hearing aids can almost do it all! Just make sure that your new hearing aids can give you the best possible support in your favorite moment.
A hearing care professional gives you personalized hearing care, including:
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Testing for hearing loss
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Assisting you with selecting hearing aids
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Fitting hearing aids to your unique requirements
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Guiding you with all matters of hearing aid maintenance and support
