You need to know these before wearing a hearing aid

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Nowadays, the brand and model of hearing aids on the market, how to choose a suitable hearing aid is a question for many hearing-impaired people and their families. This article gives a brief description of the methods and precautions for choosing a hearing aid, and answers the questions for everyone. I hope that everyone can choose the right hearing aid products.

First of all, you should understand that hearing aids are not ordinary goods and should be selected with the help of professionals. It is recommended that you follow the steps below. Optional to a suitable hearing aid.

first step:

OptionalHearing aidThe first thing you should do when you do the hearing is to perform a pure tone listening threshold. You can do this test in a hearing aid fitting center or a hospital. This test takes no time. Everyone should do this with a hearing aid. test. After the test is over, you can learn about the specific hearing loss situation, which is a very important basis for choosing the right type of hearing aid.

In accordance with international standards, the International Health Organization ranks hearing loss as follows:

Average hearing loss is less than25Decibel is normal;

Average hearing loss between26 ~ 40Decibel is a mild hearing loss;

Average hearing loss between41 ~ 55Decibel is moderate hearing loss

Average hearing loss between56 ~ 70Decibel is moderate to severe hearing loss;

Average hearing loss between71 ~ 90Decibel is a severe hearing loss;

Average hearing loss is greater than91Decibel is a very severe hearing loss.

Before selecting a specific model of a hearing aid, one of the first conditions that must be met is that the hearing aid’s fitting range must be greater than the user’s hearing loss range.

The second step: the first choice of the appropriate model, this step is plagued by many users, because the number of hearing aid models are numerous, the price is different, which one to choose? In fact, the main thing is to follow2The first principle is to select the model to meet the user’s hearing loss. Secondly, the user should specify his or her own needs, such as price range, appearance requirements, environmental requirements, whether it needs good noise reduction and so on. In the process of selection, it is necessary to communicate with the hearing aid fittings to select the appropriate hearing aid model.

third step:

After the second primary election, one or two basic models can be determined. On this basis, the audition will begin, and the hearing aid fitter will adjust the hearing aid according to the user’s hearing loss. Listen. At the same time, communicate with the user continuously, and fine-tune the parameters of the hearing aid as needed. When auditioning, you should be aware that you can experience it in different environments, which makes it easy to compare the differences between different models. This will allow you to select the most appropriate model. the fourth step:

After determining the final model, it is not all right. The use of hearing aids will have an adaptation process, generally in3~4You can get used to it in a week or so. At this time, the user has basically adapted to his hearing aid, and has spent some time in his actual living environment, there will be some practical experience. At this time, it is recommended that the user can make a return visit adjustment to the fitting center, for the specific problems encountered in the previous period of use,Hearing aidDo some fine-tuning to make the hearing aid work best.