Your First Week With Hearing Aids

Posted on: 1 December 2020

If you are someone with hearing loss, hearing aids can transform your life. They allowing you to hear and better interact with the world around you. However, the first week with hearing aids is not always easy. It's an adjustment period that you simply have to work your way through, and the tips below will help you do that.

Start by wearing your hearing aids a few hours a day.

Don't jump into wearing the hearing aids all day just yet. This can lead to sore ears and a tired mind. Instead, give yourself time to adapt. You may want to wear the hearing aids for just a few hours a day at first, and over the course of the week, work your way up to wearing them all day.

Do something else that holds your attention while the hearing aids are in.

Sometimes, people put their hearing aids in and then become overly focused on the hearing aids themselves. It can get to the point that they are too aware of the hearing aids rubbing on the backs of their ears, sitting in their ear canals, and so forth. Try to occupy your mind with other activities while you're wearing the hearing aids. This way, your body will get used to them being there.

Remain in quieter areas.

This is not the time to go to a movie theater or an amusement park. Stay in quieter areas like your home. This will make it easier for you to learn to discern certain sounds through your hearing aid without becoming too overwhelmed. If you jump straight into noisy environments, you might get a headache and feel like all the sounds around you are just exhausting.

Practice talking to family members and close friends.

It can take some time to get used to interpreting all the different sounds coming through the hearing aids. As such, practice with friends and family members who you know for the first few days. Ask them to speak slowly with you, and to be patient if you hear things wrong.

Read out loud to yourself.

One way to make sure you are hearing noises correctly is to read out loud to yourself. This way, since you know what the words are, may have an easier time interpreting them. Spending just a few minutes a day reading to yourself for the first week or so can really speed up your adaptation to hearing aids.

If you follow the tips above, your adaptation to hearing aids should go more smoothly. After the first week, patients are typically a lot more comfortable using their devices. Contact a hearing aid service for more information. 

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