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How to choose
what to Consider When Selecting a Hearing Aid
Severity of Hearing Loss
- The severity of your hearing loss is perhaps the most important consideration in choosing the appropriate hearing aid. Book a hearing exam with us at My Hearing Centers to determine the severity of your hearing loss, and narrow your search to hearing aids that provide the proper amplification for your unique hearing loss.
Budget
- Hearing aids are a great investment for all of the benefits they bring to your life. As sophisticated electronic devices, hearing aids come in a range of prices depending on the technology they offer. Some insurance providers may provide full or partial coverage. Always compare different brands and models to get a good deal without compromising quality.
Lifestyle
- There are as many hearing aids as lifestyles, all with unique features and programs to fit into your lifestyle, whether it’s active or quiet. When do you have the most difficulty hearing? Is it in loud settings, or in conversations? Do you spend a lot of time outside for work or leisure? These questions can help you select the hearing aid that will serve you best.
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When choosing a hearing aid, appearance is important. The hearing aid should make you feel as good as your favorite pair of shoes. Hearing aids now come in all colors and sizes, allowing you to be discreet, or show your personality.
In-the-ear or In-the-canal hearing aids are more discreet, but can be hard to handle if you experience dexterity issues. In that case, a sleek Behind-the-ear model might suit you better – though these may be inconvenient for eye-glasses wearers. Either way, always remember that hearing loss is more noticeable than any hearing aid, and most people won’t even notice you’re wearing one.
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Don’t forget about the quality of the hearing aid! Never settle for a hearing aid that does not provide high quality hearing on an advanced operating platform. Take advantage of the trial period so you can get accustomed to the hearing aids and see if they’re the right ones for you. Think about the future. Do the hearing aids accommodate more power, so they can provide more amplification as your hearing changes over time?
Hearing is the pathway by which sound has access to the brain. Without the ability to hear properly, children cannot learn speech and language adequately, which can in turn have a negative effect on their social, educational, and emotional development
Hearing loss is when your ability to hear is reduced. A hearing loss makes it more difficult for you to hear speech and other sounds. The most common causes of hearing loss are noise and ageing. In most cases a hearing loss cannot be cured.
Each type of hearing loss may have several different causes. Exposure to loud noise is a common cause of both hearing loss and tinnitus. Infections are also a common cause, as are birth defects, genetics and reaction to drugs, especially chemotherapy or drugs used for cancer treatment.
Here are the different causes of each type of hearing loss.
Causes of sensorineural hearing loss:
- Aging
- Injury
- Excessive noise exposure
- Viral infections (such as measles or mumps)
- Shingles
- Ototoxic drugs (medications that damage hearing)
- Meningitis
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- High fever or elevated body temperature
- Ménière’s disease (a disorder of the inner ear that can affect hearing and balance)
- Acoustic tumors
- Heredity
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Hypertension
- Muffling of speech and other sounds.
- Difficulty understanding words, especially against background noise or in a crowd.
- Trouble hearing consonants.
- Frequently asking others to speak more slowly, clearly and loudly.
- Needing to turn up the volume of the television or radio.
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