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People typically don’t like change. Taking this into consideration, there can be a double edged sword with hearing aids: they unlock an exciting new world of sounds for you, but they also signify a considerable transformation of your life. That degree of change can be challenging, especially if you’re the type of person that has come to embrace the quiet comfort of your regular routine. New hearing aids can create a few specific challenges. But making this change a positive one is mostly about learning how to adjust to these devices.

Here Are Some Quick Suggestion to Adjust to Your New Hearing Aids

Whether it’s your first set of hearing aids (congrats!) or an upgrade to a more powerful set, any new hearing aid is going to represent a considerable improvement to the way you hear. Depending on your personal situation, that might be quite an adjustment. Utilizing these tips may make your transition a bit more comfortable.

Begin Wearing Your Hearing Aids in Smaller Doses

The more you wear your hearing aids, as a basic rule, the healthier your ears will stay. But if you’re breaking in your very first pair, using your devices for 18 hours per day can be somewhat unpleasant. You could try to build up your endurance by beginning with 8 hours and increasing from there.

Practice Listening to Conversations

When your brain first begins to hear sound again it will most likely need an adjustment period. You may have a difficult time making out speech with clarity or following conversations during this adjustment period. But if you want to reset the hearing-language-and-interpreting portion of your brain, you can try doing techniques like following along with an audiobook.

Have Your Hearing Aids Fitted

One of the initial things you’ll do – even before you receive your final hearing aids – is go through a fitting process. The fitting procedure helps adjust the device to your individual hearing loss, differences in the size and shape of your ear canal, and help enhance comfort. You might need to have more than one adjustment. It’s important to consult us for follow-up appointments and to take these fittings seriously. When your hearing aids fit well, your hearing aids will sit more comfortably and sound better. We can also assist you in making adjustments to various hearing conditions.

Troubleshoot

Sometimes adapting to a new hearing aid is somewhat difficult because something’s not functioning properly. Maybe you hear too much feedback (which can be painful). It can also be frustrating when the hearing aid keeps cutting out. It can be overwhelming to adapt to hearing aids because of these types of issues, so it’s a good idea to find solutions as soon as you can. Try these guidelines:

• Consult your hearing expert to double check that the hearing aids are correctly calibrated to your hearing loss.
• If you hear a lot of feedback, make sure that your hearing aids are correctly seated in your ears (it could be that your fit is just a little off) and that there aren’t any blockages (such as excess earwax).
• Charge your hearing aids every evening or exchange the batteries. When the batteries on your hearing aids begin to decline, they often don’t perform as efficiently as they’re meant to.
• talk about any ringing or buzzing with your hearing professional. Occasionally, your cell phone will cause interference with your hearing aid. In other situations, it may be that we have to make some adjustments.

Adjusting to Your New Hearing Aids Has Its Advantages

It might take a bit of time to adjust to your new hearing aids just like it would with new glasses. Hopefully, with the help of these guidelines, that adjustment period will proceed a bit more smoothly (and quickly). But if you persevere – if you get yourself into a regimen with your hearing aids and really invest in adapting to them – you’ll be pleased by how it all becomes easy. And once that happens, you’ll be capable of devoting your attention to the things you’re actually listening to: like the day-to-day discussion you’ve been missing out on or your favorite tunes. These sounds remind you that all those adjustments are worth it ultimately. And change is good.