9 Tips for Adjusting To New

Hearing Aids

Begin with easier hearing situations:

Start off slowly by wearing your hearing aids in familiar surroundings,

such as around your home.

After the "breaking-in" period:

It’s important that you increase your wearing time from 5 or 6 hours the first day to using your hearing aids most of the “waking

hours.”

Learn to observe yourself:

Adapting to hearing aids will take some time. For some, it’s 6 weeks while

others may need upward of 6 months.

Learn to be an effective listener:

With your new hearing aids it’s now easier to hear well

and communicate effectively in both quiet and

noisy situations.

Adjust to your own voice:

At first, you may not recognize the sound of your own voice. This is because

you are now hearing yourself more clearly with the help of

your hearing aids.

Learn to hear again in difficult situations:

Living with noise can be unnerving when you first

start out with hearing aids. The world is a noisy place.

Be An Active Participant in Group

Conversions:

Even people who hear well can have problems

understanding speech if several people are talking at

the same time.

Listen to the radio or television:

Electronically produced speech may be difficult

to understand.

Try using the telephone with a

hearing aid:

There are a number of options available for

improving how you can hear on the phone.