Why do hearing aid users sometimes complain that the hearing effect at home is not as good as in the fitting room?

      Hearing aids generally have an adaptation period when they are worn. Why do I feel that I wear them well in the fitting room, but I feel bad hearing when I go home? In fact, this is because the environment at home is different from that in the fitting room. During this adaptation period, we have to adapt not only to the sound of the hearing aid, but also to the feeling of wearing the hearing aid in different environments. During this period, if the hearing aid is worn and the hearing is not good, we can continue to the fitting center. For debugging, it’s usually about 3-5 adjustments.

      First of all, the area of ​​the fitting room is not large, and your home may have a relatively large space, so there are more opportunities for sound waves to reflect, and the sound synchronization feels slightly worse.It can be recommended that hearing patients should not be too far away when speaking in a big house, preferably within 2-3 meters.

      The most important thing is that the speaking speed and volume of the interlocutor should be appropriate.The wearer must go through a period of adaptation in the initial stage, because the wearer has not heard so many sounds for a long time, and it is inevitable that the wearer will hear all of the sounds at once.Therefore, the interlocutor’s speaking speed should be as slow as possible, words should be separated from each other, there should be pauses between sentences, and the sentences should not be too long.If only one hearing aid is worn, the speaker should wear one ear to the ear, with a moderate volume, and pay attention to speaking clearly.

      Generally speaking, an optician will suggest that hearing aid wearers who have just finished debugging should not be in a hurry to go home. They can use some different sound environments around the fitting center to experience them. If there is any inappropriate place, record and describe it. , And debug again.If you still cannot adapt after a period of time when you get home, please contact your fitter in time and tell him (her) in detail about your hearing problems. I believe he (she) will be willing to debug again for you until you Satisfied with listening.

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