Adjust to a Better Life with Your New Hearing Device
It will take some time and patience to adapt to the way your hearing instrument delivers sound. This period of adjustment is completely normal. But before long you'll start hearing the sounds you've been missing, as well as many you didn't even realize were gone.
Relearning to Hear
When you use your instruments for the first time, you'll notice that the hearing process feels different. That's because your brain actually has to relearn how to hear the sounds, especially the complex range of frequencies in human speech.
Research suggests that speech comprehension increases over a period of several months after first using a hearing instrument. The longer you wear the device, the clearer and more natural these sounds will become.
The following are observations made by first-time hearing aid wearers:
- It takes time to adjust to wearing hearing instruments.
- Your voice may sound different at first.
- Hearing in situations with background noise should improve, but probably not as much as hearing in quiet places.
- You might begin to notice sounds you haven't heard for some time, such as the hum of household appliances, or the chirping of a cricket.
Patient Counseling Offers Improved Results
Starkey understands that choosing a hearing device is just the beginning of the journey to better hearing. We'll help you transition to new sounds and guide you through the process of cleaning, maintaining and operating your instrument to make your period of adjustment as smooth as possible.