Missing parts of conversations can be disconcerting for both speaker and listener, leading to feelings of exclusion from friendships and family relationships. Hearing aids can keep you connected to those closest to you.
Some of the latest Adelaide hearing aids feature directional microphones, wireless connectivity and customisable programming that can be fine-tuned by an audiology specialist for maximum quality of life improvement. These technologies can make life better in many ways:
Improved Hearing
Hearing loss can leave you feeling frustrated and isolated, forcing friends and family members to repeat themselves over and over. Soon enough you may begin believing everyone mumbles or speaks too softly – hearing aids may not restore normal hearing conditions, but they can significantly enhance them.
Your hearing aid contains mics that pick-up sounds around you and convert them to digital code, while an amplifier analyses and adjusts this incoming sound according to your hearing loss, listening needs, and environment.
For instance, if one ear has lost more hearing than the other, hearing aids can make life easier in noisy environments by suppressing impulse noises like silverware clanking on plates or the sound of ventilation systems as well as voices coming from tables behind you. And with emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, hearing can even get better over time!
More Confidence
Hearing aids don’t just address hearing loss; they also increase confidence when conversing with people. You won’t feel embarrassed asking people to repeat themselves or becoming upset when coworkers don’t listen when shopping at the supermarket.
Modern hearing aids come equipped with features to reduce feedback, such as acoustic feedback suppression, impulse noise reduction and wind reduction. Furthermore, they feature preprogrammed settings tailored specifically for different environments.
Your audiologist can show you how to insert, remove and clean your hearing aid as well as identify which aid is your right or left ear. They’ll also demonstrate how to test it out in listening situations which pose difficulty for you – giving you plenty of time to become familiar with them before venturing out in public – before talking with their audiologist about any necessary adjustments.
Better Music Listening
New Adelaide hearing aids feature special music programs to enhance audio quality while listening to your favourite tunes. ReSound LiNX Quattro and Widex Moment range hearing aids are highly acclaimed by musicians for capturing both high and low notes for an enhanced music experience.
Older hearing aids were intended to amplify speech only; as a result, these devices often pick up higher and lower frequency music sounds and may mistake them as background noise.
Loud music may exceed the input level of hearing aid front ends (including A/D converters ) and lead to distortion; an analogy often used is trying to drive a truck over a low bridge when discussing how difficult it can be listening to loud music with hearing aids.
Better Group Conversations
People with hearing loss often have difficulty following group conversations in groups such as family gatherings or work meetings, especially if there is competing speech among participants or too much background noise or other distractions present. Following conversation can become stressful when trying to hear and follow spoken dialogue over an extended period.
Hearing aids can assist with this by amplifying only those sounds you need and suppressing others. Unfortunately, however, they cannot replace in-person communication – for this reason it may be beneficial to ask a friend or coworker to act as your second set of ears during these events.
As well, you can invest in transcribing pens that make note-taking easier during group meetings and video calls, and Bluetooth streamers that send audio directly into hearing aids.
Better Loneliness
Loneliness and isolation are major concerns among those with hearing loss. Over time, as these individuals avoid social activities due to being unable to take part or finding one-sided conversations uncomfortable, this can result in feelings of alienation and lead to feelings of loneliness. Fortunately, Adelaide hearing aids are here to help.
Studies conducted on those treated for hearing loss demonstrated a marked reduction in loneliness symptoms – especially among those who initially had experienced high levels of solitude at baseline.
Loneliness is not something easily measured; rather it can be experienced even when surrounded by friends and family. If you suspect someone close to you may be struggling with loneliness because of hearing loss, we urge them to get treatment as soon as possible; remembering it affects more than just them individually but all family members as well.
Better Safety
Hearing loss can affect balance, increasing the risk for falls that often lead to serious injuries. Studies have demonstrated that using hearing aids for hearing loss treatment can improve balance and lower risk of falling significantly – saving both time in emergency rooms as well as money on medical bills.
Hearing aids come in all shapes, sizes, and styles to meet a range of listening needs. For instance, in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids contain most of their parts in a plastic case that fits inside the outer ear; these models are larger than their canal or completely-in-the-canal counterparts but easier to manage and clean; some even offer advanced features like telecoils to improve phone calls as well as noise reduction or feedback suppression capabilities.
If you wear hearing aids, make sure they are taken off prior to entering the bathroom and take steps to protect them from being accidentally dropped in sink or toilet. If swallowed accidentally, seek medical assistance immediately as their battery could have ruptured.