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Re-learning
to hear
It
might help to know that even a person with normal hearing would
have to adjust to hearing aids and how they process and deliver
sound to the inner ear. It won’t sound like your normal hearing
used to—but you will be able to hear sounds you’ve been missing,
and enjoy your sense of hearing again.
When
you put on hearing aids for the first time, you’ll begin hearing
sounds you haven’t heard in some time. Your brain actually has
to re-learn how to hear these sounds, particularly the complex
range of frequencies in human speech. This can take some time.
It also requires practice. Research suggests that speech comprehension
does increase over a period of several months after hearing aids
are purchased. With consistent and attentive use, you should be
able to hear the sounds you’ve been missing, more easily.
Here’s what many people report when first wearing hearing aids:
- it will
take some time to adjust to wearing hearing aids
- your
hearing in quiet environments should improve
- your
hearing in situations with background noise should improve,
but probably not as much as your hearing in quiet places
- you
might begin to notice sounds you haven’t heard for some time,
such as the hum of household appliances, or the chirping of
a cricket
This
article courtesy of Starkey
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Sensorineural
Hearing Loss
Also
known as nerve deafness, this type of hearing loss involves the
deterioration of the inner ear.
New
Technologies in Hearing Aids
Hearing
aid technology has come a long way in the last few years, thanks
to the computer microchip and digital circuitry. Here are some
of the latest innovations.
Hearing
Loss Indicators -
There are conditions which may occur before birth, during infancy
or in childhood that may affect a child's ability to hear normally.
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