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Many hearing aid wearers wear them for the first timeHearing aidAfter successfully passing the adaptation period, he enjoys the great help that hearing aids have brought to his life.

After several years of accompaniment with hearing aids, hearing aids will also become damp or aging due to prolonged working hours, moisture, and other reasons, which will affect the sound quality.

At this time, some hearing aid wearers need to find and choose new hearing aids to replace the old ones.Hearing aid.In this process, there are many aspects worthy of consideration by the fitter to avoid certain problems, which may cause the wearer to resent the new machine.

Of course, there are a lot of these problems, and I can’t show them in full detail here. The following are the aspects we often mention for your reference.

1. Wearer needs

The wearer’s choice of a new machine is mainly based on his own needs, that is, the wearer needs to improve the functional effect of the hearing aid in which environment or under which conditions. At the same time, the level and clarity of hearing aids will be improved.

2 power

Over time, the hearing loss of some wearers is relatively stable, while the hearing loss of some wearers has decreased to varying degrees in the previous years.

When hearing loss, the original hearing aid may have low sound, unintelligible hearing, or howling.

Therefore, according to the hearing condition of the wearer, the optician will recommend a more powerful hearing aid to the wearer.

Whether the power needs to be expanded, in addition to the wearer’s hearing loss, but also to understand the difference between the wearer’s low-frequency hearing and high-frequency hearing.

3 appearance

The replacement of power, the increase of performance, and the choice of hearing aid comfort may all cause changes in the appearance of the hearing aid.

For example, if you change from ITC (in-the-canal hearing aid) to RIC (receiver built-in hearing aid), the optician should fully understand the wearer’s aesthetic requirements and determine whether to change the shape or increase the power or function. .

4 sound quality

It is necessary to let the wearer know in advance what changes in the sound quality of the new machine and the old machine have occurred, so that the wearer has a normal psychological prediction and expectation of the new sound quality of the new machine, so as to better adapt to the new sound quality.

5 Usage habits

Old hearing aids have been in use for many years, and the wearer may develop a certain habit in operation or use.

Therefore, the wearer should pay attention to some of the use settings of the old machine when it is updated. If there is a difference between the new machine and the old machine, the fitter needs to mention this to the wearer.