Great article in Healthy Hearing with Tips on how to get used to New Hearing Aids. You can check out the full article here: Tips: ~ Wear them at home first ~ Practice - give yourself some homework ~ Take a break ~ Go to your follow-up visits ~ Pay attention to Hearing Aid Care info ~ It takes time, don't get frustrated ~ Let your doctor know if you have pain You can be a big help to loved ones getting hearing aids by listening to them, being patient, go to appointments with them, … [Read more...]

When an individual is considering hearing devices, it is important to keep the family involved. After all, the hearing devices are really for the whole family. Because adjusting to hearing devices takes a little time and work, it is always best to take a family member or a friend along for the appointment. It helps to hear a familiar voice during the fitting process. And it also helps to have another pair of ears along to hear the instructions and to learn reasonable expectations. So, … [Read more...]

When a patient is first fit with hearing devices, they frequently return with funny stories about the things that they hear. For most people, hearing changes so gradually, that is easy to forget environmental sounds that the rest of us take for granted. It is not unusual for the new hearing device wearer to rediscover that the world is a noisy place. While this may seem annoying at first, the brain needs to hear these sounds to function normally. For instance, safety is improved when you … [Read more...]