The Importance of Customized Hearing Aid Fittings

Nowadays, hearing aids are available in a wide array of shapes, sizes and styles, equipped with an impressive range of advanced technologies within their compact designs. These devices are truly technological wonders, crafted to provide users with a greatly improved auditory experience.

Despite the incredible offerings, nearly 23 million adults who could benefit from hearing aids opt not to use them. This choice is often influenced by the persisting stigma associated with wearing these aids and various personal reasons. Nonetheless, it’s important to recognize that wearing a hearing aid brings along numerous advantages.

Selecting a Hearing Aid

Choosing the appropriate hearing device tailored to your specific needs is crucial for enhancing your auditory experience and overall quality of life. This selection matters for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the right device ensures that your hearing needs are accurately addressed, allowing you to engage more effectively in conversations and interactions. Additionally, a well-chosen device guarantees comfort and a proper fit, enabling you to wear it for extended periods without discomfort. Moreover, the device that matches your lifestyle, whether it’s active, social, or professional, seamlessly integrates into your daily routine.

Selecting the right device also introduces you to advanced features like noise cancellation, wireless connectivity and app controls, enhancing convenience and functionality. Ultimately, the suitable device promotes long-term satisfaction, reducing the need for replacements and ensuring consistent hearing improvement.

Better Fit

All hearing aids are designed to fit your ears perfectly, but that doesn’t mean they won’t need tweaking a little when it comes to being fit. Hearing aid fittings are designed to ensure that the hearing sits well on or in the ear with no pain or discomfort to the user. Every person’s ear is different, and because of this, hearing aids will sit differently, and there is no way to know how well one fits your ear unless it is fitted and molded correctly.

While it can take a little bit of time to get used to wearing hearing aids, your hearing instrument specialist (HIS) can adapt the shape slightly at the appointment to get the best fit possible and ensure you are happy with how it feels when being worn before you leave.

Lifestyle Factors

You will be wearing your hearing aids to go about your day-to-day life. You will have likely discussed all of these details in previous appointments; however, in a customized fitting, your HIS can ensure that your device is fitted in a way that allows you to do everything you usually do. You don’t want your hearing aid interfering with things you need to do each day, so making sure your hearing aids are correctly fitted and in a way that allows you to get on with life is vital.

Correct Hearing Levels and Settings

There isn’t one singular setting for hearing aids. You can’t just turn them on; they automatically know the sound level they need to deliver to your ear. Your HIS will work with you in the appointment to get the sound settings just right so you are comfortable with the level of hearing you are receiving. It can be overwhelming at first to suddenly have your hearing back; the last thing you want is to be overwhelmed by sound. This is something deeply personal and unique, and a customized fitting appointment can help you achieve the correct sound levels for you.

Put Your Mind at Ease

This appointment allows you to ask any questions you might not have answered or crop up within the duration of the appointment. The more you know about your hearing aids and how to use and handle them, the better. So, this is when you can ask those last-minute questions and get any confusion cleared up, ready to start your journey wearing hearing aids.

Correct Care and Handling

Lastly, your hearing aid fitting will allow you to determine how best to care for your hearing aids. From handling to cleaning and stringing, there is a lot of reasonability on your part to keep these devices in good condition so you can get the best hearing experience possible. You can talk to your HIS about how to clean them, what tools and products are best to use, and how to store them when not in use.

If you want to know more about why you need a customized hearing aid fitting or what happens in one, you can talk to our team, who can help you with any queries you might have. Contact us at Hearing At Home Hearing Center by (540) 534-0070.