Some questions about wearing hearing aids
I believe that the name of the hearing aid is no stranger to everyone. It is a device that amplifies the sound. At present, it mainly includes traditional behind-the-ear hearing aids, in-the-ear hearing aids, complete ear canal hearing aids and open ear hearing aids. When some friends "can't hear" and "can't hear" (mild-heavy), they often need help.
However, some friends refuse to wear hearing aids because they feel that wearing hearing aids is a sign of aging and disability. This is actually an idea that is not correct or desirable. In fact, with the increase of age, some friends will inevitably have problems with hearing loss. According to the data of China's 2006 census, the number of hearing and language barriers nationwide reached 20.57 million. Among them, hearing impaired persons aged 60 and over accounted for 76.87% of the total hearing loss population. Hearing impairment not only makes old friends unable to listen to beautiful songs, pleasant communication, but also affects their physical and mental health and family harmony. Therefore, the elderly hearing impairment has become an important issue with aging. As a family member and a hearing impaired friend, I must face this problem squarely. It is no different from the need to wear glasses when vision loss is reduced.
There are also some clinical situations. For example, some friends have hearing loss on one side of the ear. When others speak on the affected side, they need to turn their heads to listen. This is a single ear listening, and it is also recommended to wear a hearing aid. Under normal circumstances, the two ears can achieve the stereo feeling, the direction of the sound source, and the selective listening effect by collecting and integrating the sound. However, the single ear can't reach it. Not only that, single ear listening will make the ear appear "degraded degeneration", it is difficult to hear in the noise (low signal to noise ratio, low speech recognition rate), prone to auditory fatigue and other problems. . Just as the world seen by one eye and two eyes is different.
In addition, many friends abandoned the use of hearing aids when they first felt that they were "sound too loud". In fact, the hearing aid as a sound amplifying device, the processed sound, certainly can not achieve the natural sound effect heard by the normal ear, which requires an adaptive process. In the beginning, you can wear it for 2 hours a day and gradually increase the wearing time. It is also recommended to wear in a quiet environment and then gradually go to a more noisy occasion.
Finally, it is recommended to go to a professional organization to carry out the fitting of the hearing aid through professional testing, so as to select the appropriate model to achieve a good listening effect. However, if there is a recent ear pus, sudden hearing loss within 3 months, ear pain, etc., it is recommended to consult a professional otolaryngologist to confirm the wearing of the hearing aid after the taboo.
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