Are hearing aids hard to get used to?

Dustin Y asked:

My hearing has been going down for years. It has gotten to the point where I can barely hear women and children talking. To make matters worse, I have started developing tinnitus :(.

Anyways, are hearing aids hard to get used to? How often do you have to replace the batteries?

I am supposed to see an audiologist soon. I just wanted to be prepared.

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hear on May 30, 2009 | Filed Under hearing aid batteries

4 Comments

Chrys on June 3rd, 2009

ask him/her…depends on the type/model you get.

ev on June 4th, 2009

there have been so many advances in hearing aid technology that they are very easy to forget they are there. in fact, a player for the seattle mariners’ minor league AAA affiliate even has hearing aids in both ears because of his troubles, but is completely functional. as for how often the batteries must be changed, i’m unfamiliar, but you should have no worries about getting used to them or looking awkward in public.

Isoy on June 4th, 2009

it depends my i have friends who wear hearing aids and they say they’re not that hard to get used to

C on June 5th, 2009

You have to remember that your hearing went down on an escalator and you can’t bring it back up on an elevator. The audiologist should turn the hearing aids way down at first so that you get some benefit but so they’re not too loud. If you wear them all day every day (except to shower or bed) you will get used to them very quickly. It may take your brain up to 6 months to get used to a new way of hearing. The more you wear them the better you’ll hear- it just takes some adjustments and getting used to. Many times the tinnitus decreases with use of hearing aids as well.

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