IT CAN TAKE MONTHS FOR ONE TO GET ACCLIMATISED WITH HEARING AID. SMALL CHANGES RIGHT FROM THE START CAN BE NOTICED, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO BE PATIENT. PROFESSIONAL HELP MIGHT BE NEEDED DURING THIS ACCLIMATISATION PROCESS.
HEARING LOSS AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND CAN BE CAUSED BY MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS. THE THREE BASIC CATEGORIES OF HEARING LOSS ARE SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE HEARING LOSS AND MIXED HEARING LOSS.
GENERALLY SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS CANNOT BE CURED.HEARING LOSS IS TYPICALLY TREATED WITH HEARING AIDS.
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ACQUIRED HEARING LOSS IS DUE TO AGE. HOWEVER, HEREDITY, EXPOSURE TO LOUD NOISE,MEDICAL CONDITION, UNFORESEEN ACCIDENTS ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR OVER ONE QUARTER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HEARING LOSS.
HEARING AIDS GENERALLY CARRY WARRANTY OF TWO TO THREE YEARS. VARIABLES AFFECTING THE LIFESPAN OF A HEARING AID INCLUDES HOW WELL THE INSTRUMENT IS BUILT, HOW WELL IT’S MAINTAINED, AND HOW MUCH WEAR AND TEAR IT EXPERIENCES BEING WORN IN YOUR EAR FOR MANY HOURS A DAY.
