Tips for friends and family with hearing aid users.

<p>Hearing aids can be costly. But don’t let high hearing aid prices stop you from trying something that can totally change your life. Like anything worthwhile in life, wearing hearing aids can be challenging, but here are a few tips to help succeed in wearing them.

Adapting to your hearing amplification.

Listening with hearing devices may seem unusual at first, especially if your hearing disorder has developed over several years. Becoming accustomed to new sounds and adapting to your hearing instruments takes time and patience. Try to wear your hearing instruments as much as possible to experience the most benefits, increasing the amount of time you wear them each day.

What to expect:

• “Blocked head” feeling    

The feeling of having a blocked ear when wearing hearing instruments is referred to as the occlusion effect. Some first-time user initially feel like they have earplugs in their ears. Most hearing instruments have a vent that allows natural sound to pass into the ear, helping you to adjust to wearing them.

• Sound of your voice    

When you first wear hearing aids, your voice will seem louder than you are accustomed. As you wear your hearing aids more, you will gradually get used to the sound.

• Feedback    

High-pitched whistling, also known as feedback, is very common and can happen when you turn on your hearing devices while inserting them into your ears or when slipping clothing over your head, hugging another person or putting your hand close to your ear. Today’s modern hearing instruments incorporate feedback management technologies that greatly reduces whistling feedback annoying feedback .

If listening is not comfortable, let your hearing specialist know about your concerns and ask to have your instruments adjusted. Feelings of occlusion, discomfort at hearing your own voice, and feedback concerns should lessen within a week or two if you wear your hearing aids everyday. If you are still experiencing discomfort, contact your hearing specialist who can help you adjust the devices.

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