3 suggestions for the elderly to buy hearing aids

2023-01-30

The incidence of senile deafness is as high as about 60%, and the number of people is still increasing year by year, so it is very important for the elderly with hearing loss to choose the right hearing aids, and the elderly buy hearing aids or wear hearing aids 3 suggestions:

First, the misunderstanding of wearing hearing aids

1. Some elderly people believe that hearing impairment is a normal functional aging phenomenon, and it does not matter if hearing is not good.

2. Many elderly people are psychologically unwilling to accept hearing aids, afraid of being seen by others, and think that wearing hearing aids is a manifestation of aging.

3. Most of the elderly listen to the experience of others using hearing aids, and think that hearing aids are noise amplifiers, which are not only inaudible, but very noisy.

4. Many elderly friends believe that even wearing hearing aids can not restore normal hearing, so there is no need for fitting.

Second, how to treat hearing aids correctly for the elderly

1. Senile hearing loss, like other senile diseases, is caused by aging of the body. It's the same as aging eyes. If left unintervened, vision will become worse and worse, and even cause other diseases. Similarly, if hearing impairment is not intervened in time and correctly, it will accelerate the deterioration of hearing function in the long run, lead to the deterioration of the speech center, and may even induce senile dementia. Therefore, it is necessary to detect and intervene as soon as possible so as not to affect the quality of life.

2. Hearing aids are already a must-have for middle-aged and elderly people with hearing loss. Once you have hearing problems, you should seek medical attention in time, and if it is serious, you should wear hearing aids. And now that hearing aid technology is becoming more and more advanced, whether it is a hearing aid behind the ear or a custom hearing aid, it can be very hidden.

3. Don't believe in other people's "experience", some elderly people around us have had experience in using hearing aids, and the reflection effect is not much, most of them complain about loud noise and can't hear clearly, which may be because most of them wear analog machines, and the current digital machine is still very different.

4. In fact, hearing aids can only help you hear the sound clearly, no matter how high-end hearing aids can not achieve the original effect of the ear, you must have appropriate expectations for hearing aids, and adhere to hearing aid adaptability training. Then it slowly adapts to the hearing aid like dentures to achieve the desired effect.

Three. Elderly hearing aid purchase and adaptation plan

Hearing aids are available

The selection of hearing aids must be completed in a professional hearing rehabilitation institution, and a professional hearing practitioner provides one-stop service.

Hearing aid adaptation plan

Many elderly people think that it is okay to wear hearing aids after purchasing. In fact, the selection of hearing aids is only the beginning of hearing rehabilitation, each of us from birth to the beginning of learning to listen to sounds, recognize the voices of relatives, learn to listen to sounds useful to themselves in a noisy environment, these abilities are acquired. Once one day hearing begins to decline, these abilities are also declining, so it takes us a few weeks to adapt to hearing aids, wearing hearing aids every day from short to long, wearing environment from quiet to noisy, communication from simple to complex. Generally, if the hearing aid is available, it will be reviewed at the hearing center after one month. Adjust for listening issues you find within a month.

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