AUDIOLOGY

Q: Why do I need to wear my hearing aids when I am home alone?

A:

There are many good things that come from wearing your hearing aids during all waking hours, even while alone. First, wearing your hearing aids consistently helps your brain get used to hearing again. Hearing well one day and not the next day, makes it harder for a person to hear certain sounds. Hearing aids allows your brain to pick up on some of these sounds again. Second, with consistent use, hearing aids will also help your brain get used to background noises such as humming from an air conditioning or heating unit or the faucet. By being able to hear both softer and louder sounds, your brain will begin learning which sounds are important (the sound of your doorbell) and which ones to ignore (your heater turning on or off).

Third, feeding all of this information to your brain through hearing aids helps train your brain and improve your mental capacity. Similar to working out a muscle, feeding sounds to your brain will help with mental processes such as thinking and memory. Another benefit to wearing your hearing aids at all times is that it will allow you to pick up sounds in your environment so that you can be aware of where you are in space. This can be helpful in preventing falls or collision with objects around your home. Lastly, consistent hearing aid use can help hear alerting sounds around your home such as a fire alarm or a phone ringing, which helps to keep you safe and aware. For a hearing evaluation call 440-2058848. Life Sounds Great!

The Hearing Center Advanced Audiology

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