Most people with hearing impairment can learn to get extra benefits and fun from using hearing aids. How long it takes varies from person to person. It also depends on many factors, such as age, physical condition, severity and time of hearing impairment. And of course, the most important thing is how determined you want to learn to restore hearing. Learning hearing is similar to learning a new sport or recreational activity, such as tennis, dancing, and playing the piano, which requires patience and practice, and at the same time has reasonable expectations for the recovery of hearing level. In other words, don’t expect to be able to restore 100% of your hearing function after you turn on the hearing aid. You need to give yourself a little time to reconstruct your hearing memory. At the same time, you need to be used to wearing the hearing aid.
Now you’re ready to train in a ten step course. As you move from one step to another, you will understand “the joy of using hearing aids,” because your life will become more meaningful, and you will be able to rejoin activities and regain confidence. All in all, hearing aids will be your lifelong partner and a passport to a better life.
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Step 1: avoid hearing difficulties
Start the “listening training” course in a familiar environment, carefully read the operation instructions, and be familiar with how to use the hearing aids. In the first few weeks, do not wear hearing aids in noisy places, such as supermarkets or airports.
Step 2: slowly increase the time of wearing hearing aid
At the beginning, don’t use the hearing aid too long. In the first few days, the hearing aid should not be worn for more than one to three hours. When you feel nervous or tired, you should take off the hearing aid and rest for several hours. During the time of trial wearing, it is very important that you should increase the time of wearing hearing aids every day so that you can slowly adapt to the sound of the surrounding environment. In different situations, using hearing aids frequently can let you know how to explore your listening potential and how to enjoy the best benefits.
Step 3: control the sound
Don’t turn the volume too high. In many cases, it will not improve the ability to understand the conversation, but will lead to the distortion of the voice. Don’t try to make a slight noise in the distance. Remember, even people with good hearing can’t do this; at this stage, it’s enough if you can understand the general conversation within 1 to 2 meters. Once your “experience with hearing aids” has increased, you can adjust the volume control when you need a higher volume.
Steps 1 to 3 require some level of discipline and self-control. If you have discipline and self-control, you can make significant progress every day. In a few weeks, your hearing aid will be your indispensable friend.
Step 4: adapt to the use of hearing aids
Ideally, your hearing aid should be a part of your body, just like farsighted glasses, but this process is gradual and requires some effort, so you can treat the hearing aid as a friend rather than a “device outside your body”. Here are some ways to help you through the process.
Ear mold – whether your hearing aid is worn inside or outside the ear, the key to successful use of the hearing aid lies in whether the customized plastic ear mold you wear inside the ear can make you feel comfortable, if you feel uncomfortable or stressed. If the pressure is not removed in a short period of time, you should consult your hearing aid examiner, who will make the necessary changes for you.
Tired – wearing hearing aids and hearing the sound again may make you feel tired at the beginning. Just because you are not used to listening like this, don’t force yourself, let the hearing function recover gradually. If you feel tired or nervous, you may as well rest for a while and take a little step every day, it’s good.
Concentration – practice focusing on what you want to listen to, which also applies to people who have a good hearing. But it’s even more important for those who use hearing aids. The way to do this is to practice separating the sounds you want to hear from the hearing aids. It’s not easy to learn, but it can be learned. It’s also the best advice we can give you.
Your own voice – it’s very likely that you won’t recognize your own voice, so you should be prepared for it. This voice is very strange to you. However, this is a completely normal situation, because you are listening to your voice correctly through your hearing aid. At the same time, you can control and adjust the way you talk and pronounce. Therefore, during this training period, it is a good practice method to practice reading by yourself every day.
Step 5: learn to listen again in a noisy environment
The world is a noisy place, and the use of hearing aids needs to be in a noisy environment. Like other people with normal hearing, they can concentrate on listening to the voice they want to suppress the interference noise, but if your hearing is damaged for a long time, you will lose this ability temporarily. Moreover, through the hearing aid, you will hear all kinds of sounds or noises that you have forgotten, such as the sound of shoes on the ground, the sound of car horns and sirens, and the sound of plates collision. On the other hand, you will hear happy sounds again, such as children’s laughter, birds’ singing, music and the jingle of ice. You are born to live happily in both voices. As long as you practice concentration and train yourself to eliminate those annoying sounds, your task will be completed. In the early months of training, you should avoid listening in noisy places. However, you need to continue to train, continue to practice, then you will get results.
Step 6: group talk
If several people speak in a group discussion, even normal hearing people will encounter difficulties. So we can understand why most people who wear hearing aids are embarrassed to listen in more groups. An effective way is to shorten the distance between yourself and the speaker. Move closer to the person you want to hear, pay attention to his lips, focus on one speaker, and don’t distract yourself from the rest of the group. People with experience of wearing hearing aids can achieve amazing hearing effects in this situation.
Step 7: public buildings
Hearing aid users need to make a number of adjustments to accommodate listening in theater, church, conference room or other public buildings. The easiest way to do this is to sit in a place where the conditions are ideal, usually in the front or middle (but not too close to the speaker). It will be better if you can see the speaker’s face. Many public buildings are equipped with hearing aids for people to listen and understand. A list of buildings equipped with such installations is available on request and if not, it can be made clear by calling the building.
Step 8: Radio and TV programs
The sounds broadcast by radio and television are mechanically reproduced, not natural, and may be difficult to understand. In addition, many reporters speak too fast, and actors often need to use different accents when playing roles. Moreover, the story itself may require quiet or low voice speech. Therefore, if you find it difficult to listen to news broadcast or commercial production, you should first listen to music programs. After a period of time, just focus on a paragraph of meaning that the speaker wants to express, rather than trying to capture every word. Then, your ability to listen to radio or TV programs with a hearing aid will be improved.
Step 9: loudspeaker of hearing aid
Telephone sounder – if the user of the hearing aid needs extra volume when using the telephone, or wants to completely eliminate background noise. The telephone sounder can be connected to the hearing aid, which is very helpful to the user. The operation method is as follows:
(1) turn on the T gear (2) increase the volume (3) put the receiver in the best position on the hearing aid. After receiving the call, remember to turn the switch back to the M position to reduce the volume.
Step 10: stereo (two ears) use two hearing aids to listen
Two hearing aids have proved to be the most effective way for people with two deaf ears to listen. This method has many advantages for users. In fact, users are excited by the huge improvement in hearing provided by binaural listening. We suggest that you should consult an audiologist or hearing aid tester to determine whether you are qualified to use stereo listening methods.
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