How to choose a hearing aid for the elderly?

2020-09-02 Choose according to personal hearing condition
Before buying a hearing aid, you should check your hearing first, and fit it according to the degree of hearing loss, otherwise you may "get deaf as you wear it." The scientific selection of hearing aids should include hearing test, hearing aid selection, computer debugging of hearing aids, etc., and must be operated by a professional fitter at a professional fitting institution.



Choose according to the type of hearing aid
Hearing aids purchased are classified according to their types, which can be divided into box-type hearing aids, BTE hearing aids and customized hearing aids. Different people should choose the appropriate type of hearing aid according to their needs.



According to the brand of hearing aid
Hearing aids are very sophisticated high-tech products. Therefore, only by purchasing branded hearing aids to make sure hearing quality and safety. Brands of hearing aids include Phonak Hearing Aids in Switzerland, Austar in Singapore, Starkey and Beltone Hearing Aids in the United States, ReSound and Oticon Hearing Aids in Denmark, Siemens Hearing Aids in Germany (now renamed as Signia Hearing Aids), and Unitron in Canada Hearing aids and Denmark's only hearing aids, etc. Hearing patients can purchase hearing aids based on their actual situation.


Choose according to personal operating ability
The elderly should choose hearing aids based on factors such as finger flexibility and vision. In addition to hearing loss, many elderly people have poor eyesight and inflexible fingers. It is difficult to install batteries for very small hearing aids. Most elderly people are reluctant to use hearing aids with many functions because of hand and eye inconvenience. They prefer simple and easy-to-operate hearing aids. Therefore, the selection of hearing aids should also consider the learning and operating ability of the elderly.

Choose according to fitting agency
For fitting hearing aids, we must first consider a professional hearing aid fitting center. The so-called hospitals and pharmacies are not professional hearing aid fitting institutions. Hospitals and pharmacies cannot conduct professional hearing tests and speech discrimination tests on patients from Audiology. Therefore, if the elderly choose hearing aids, they still have to go to a professional institution for secure.