Hearing Aid Fitting Knowledge and Precautions

Hearing aids can improve hearing to a certain extent and help communication and learning. However, it is subject to various constraints. Even if different people have the same degree of hearing loss, the effect of using hearing aids is not exactly the same; for the same degree of hearing loss and the same model, the effect of using hearing aids will also be completely different. The same hearing loss, the same model, the use of hearing aids will also be completely different. Therefore, before wearing the need to test and fit hearing aids.

1. the so-called "fitting" that is the first to check the patient's ear degree of hearing loss, like glasses to check the same vision, hearing aid fitting is based on hearing loss to match, can not be purchased casually.

2.   hearing aids need fitting." Fitting" refers to the selection of hearing aids that are suitable for one's hearing condition under the guidance of professional hearing aid technicians. Hearing aids need to be tested and fitted because everyone's hearing loss varies greatly, and even if the nature or degree of hearing loss is the same, everyone's habits and perception of the sound of hearing aids are different.

3. In addition, hearing aids themselves are also very different. Each type and model has its own characteristics.

4.   just use the hearing aid and the original hearing sound difference, need to adapt to a stage. Generally, it takes 1 to 3 months to adapt.

5.   hearing aids amplify all the sounds, hearing patients living in the long-term "quiet", once you hear all kinds of external sounds, a moment can not adapt, feel noisy and bored. Therefore, the wearer must once again learn to exclude unwanted background sounds. At the initial stage, patience is needed, the wearing time of the hearing aid should be slowly increased, the volume should be adjusted smaller at first, and then gradually increased after getting used to it.

Hearing aid fitting process

1. Hearing test

Find a qualified professional hearing maintenance specialist or hearing aid dispenser, most of them provide free hearing test, so the first step of hearing aid fitting is to test your hearing beforehand. The hearing test measures your ability to detect sounds at various frequencies and pitches, and the whole process takes about an hour.

2. Hearing solution

After the hearing aid dispenser has examined the cause of the hearing loss, he or she will propose a hearing solution that suits your particular requirements. Don't be shy to ask all kinds of questions, and be as open and relaxed as possible. The deeper the hearing specialist understands, the better he or she will be able to help you.

3. Recommended hearing aids

There are many kinds of ear damage, after specific testing and expert program offer, generally hearing aid dispenser will provide several hearing aids suitable for the patient's situation for their reference, of course, the final decision is still in the consumer's own.

4. Making an ear impression

Customized hearing aids will need to arrange for the production of an ear impression, the ear impression is based on the exact replication of the contours of the different patients' ears, and then the ear impression will be sent to the hearing aid factory to help create a hearing aid best suited to the patient's own hearing aid, this work usually takes a few days to complete.

5. Optimization

After the hearing aid is made, the hearing aid dispenser needs to make optimization adjustments to the patient's hearing aid. These adjustments are based on the patient's hearing loss and the patient's own experience of wearing the hearing aid, through the computerized adjustment.

6. Return visit

After the new hearing aid is ready, generally in the first few days of wear need to record the daily hearing experience, as far as possible to go to more places, feel the hearing aid in different environmental conditions, and then there is discomfort can be in the hearing aid dispenser for a return visit, and then make additional adjustments.