hearing aidToday there are approximately 28 million Americans with a hearing impairment, including those who are completely deaf.  Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic health conditions in the United States, affecting men, women and children of all ages, across all socioeconomic levels and in all segments of the population.  Under the age of 18, roughly 17 in 1,000 children are affected by a hearing loss; for persons over 65, 314 in 1,000 people experience a hearing loss.  Incidence of hearing loss increase with a person’s age; hereditary, trauma, disease or long time exposure to damaging noise or medications can all be culprits to a person’s hearing loss.

Only one in five people who could benefit from the use of the hearing aid actually wear one.  They are not like glasses which could enhance one’s look; many people feel they are more bother than a help.

There are digital hearing aids or analog hearing aids as well as adjustable or programmable hearing aids and the person who can best help an individual decide which hearing aid is best for them would be an audiologist, someone who works with hearing impaired people and hearing aids to help the person adjust to the new hearing device as well as adjust to the device itself.

Many people need to perform hearing aids comparisons in order to find the right hearing aids for their lifestyle and their budget.

It will take some time to get used to a hearing aid or hearing aids – some people require two in order to hear as best they can, while for others one is enough.  Sometimes the person wearing the hearing aid will find that their voice is louder than normal and that is because they haven’t heard their own voice in a long time.  A speech pathologist or an audiologist could work with an individual over their voice.

Sometimes a person wearing a hearing aid or hearing aids will experience whistling and this could been part of some ‘feedback’ from the electronic device or the mold does not fit properly or a little bit of earwax build up could also be causing the whistling noise.  This should be checked out by an audiologist immediately.

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