Articles on Hearing Aid Fitting

Purchasing hearing aids is the first step to improving your hearing loss, but there is often an adjustment period to go through before becoming accustomed to new sounds in your daily life.

Spring cleaning is the best time of the year to begin with a clean slate - literally and figuratively.

Trust a healthcare professional to correctly diagnose and prescribe the correct hearing aid for your ears just as you trust an eye doctor to prescribe corrective lenses for your eyes.

Prevention goes a long way in keeping your hearing aids working their best, but it’s important to know how to troubleshoot common problems and when to call a professional.

Most hearing aids require only the occasional wiping with a dry cloth. However for hearing aids needing a little more cleaning at home, the following tips will help you.

When getting new hearing aids, work with an audiologist to choose one that fits your lifestyle and be patient as you become familiar with your new technology.

Following a few simple TSA rules and guidelines can help individuals with hearing aids and hearing loss get through airport security easily and enjoy air travel this holiday season.

6 tips for hearing aid wearers on how they can go green. It is surprisingly easy.

Keeping your hearing aids clean, dry, and safe can help them last longer and avoid costly repairs.

Does this scenario sound familiar to you? You (or someone you know) have an age-related hearing loss but refuse to get treated. Maybe you are in denial and, even though you...

Some common questions about hearing aids and how to use and care for them. Are hearing aids easy to care for? How often do I need to change batteries? Do hearing aids include a warranty? Can I try before I buy?

Feedback: An introduction to that annoying, head-ache inducing, screeching sound produced by your hearing aid. With tips to solve the problemThis is one reason so people are...

Hearing aids work very well when fit and adjusted appropriately. They amplify sound! You might find that you like one hearing aid better than the other. The left and right hearing aids will probably not fit exactly the same and they probably won't sound exactly the same.

Virtually all patients wearing hearing aids complain about background noise at one time or another. There is no way to completely eliminate background noise.

Since you are considering the purchase of hearing aids, it?s important for you to establish reasonable expectations from these highly sophisticated, miniature devices.

All custom made hearing aids and earmolds are made from a "cast" of the ear. The cast is referred to as an ear impression. The audiologist makes the ear impression in the office. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

Virtually all patients wearing hearing aids complain about background noise at one time or another. There is no way to completely eliminate background noise.   Remember, when you had normal hearing there were...

ANL stands for acceptable noise level, the sound level we can tolerate without complaint. The idea behind ANL is that many potential hearing aid wearers wont get fitted because...

Whats an algorithm?If you dont know what an algorithm is, dont worry. Most people outside of mathematicians, search engine designers and hearing aid designers dont know what an...

Introduction: The Sound Activity Meter (SAM) is a new tool which records the quantity and quality of sounds a client/patient listens to as they go about their daily activities....

INTRODUCTION:Wearing a hearing aid for the first time will be a life altering experience for most people. For some, the adjustment to hearing new sounds can be difficult frust...

After the audiometric evaluation is completed and the hearing loss is explained to the patient, the subject of hearing aids is typically the next item on the agenda. Many...

This article is reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and MWC/Allied Healthcare Group, Los Angeles, Sept 2001 (v. 8, no. 9), pgs. 62-67. All rights reserved. Editors...

Listening to amplified speech through hearing aids all day can lead to fatigue and annoyance.