1. Do you want to buy a hearing aid?
Many people don't know about hearing AIDS, so they buy them online or in pharmacies at will, which not only leads to poor listening effect, but also leads to the loss of hearing aid-related information, thus negating its effect. I don't believe that hearing AIDS can bring convenience to life. I'm afraid I've been cheated again.
Here, everyone needs to understand that, first of all, hearing AIDS belong to Class II medical devices, and all institutions selling hearing AIDS must have Class II medical device registration certificates; Secondly, hearing AIDS need to be fitted, not simply purchased. You should know that "hearing loss" is a disease and requires a prescription. The correct way is to prescribe the right medicine. Just like glasses, hearing aid products purchased at will not meet your own hearing situation, but will hurt your hearing and often feel cheated.
2. Know the price/style/function of the hearing aid in advance.
Hearing aid styles are mainly divided into hearing aid, custom machine, external receiver and other styles in appearance, with prices ranging from 1000 to 40000. You can know the listening situation and needs of all levels in advance, and then choose according to the listening situation and living environment/needs when communicating with the fitter, so that it is not easy to feel cheated after choosing.
3. If you have tinnitus, you can consider hearing AIDS with tinnitus masking function.
Many people with hearing loss will be accompanied by tinnitus, which will affect the hearing effect. Hearing AIDS with tinnitus masking function can be selected to relieve tinnitus.
4. Binaural hearing loss Try wearing a hearing aid in both ears.
If both ears have hearing loss, it is recommended to wear both ears (except those with contraindications). Unilateral collocation has no sense of balance and poor listening effect in noisy environment. Bilateral matching can improve the clarity and intelligibility of speech.
5. The general process of adult hearing aid fitting:
Medical history inquiry-demand inquiry-ear canal examination-hearing examination (air conduction, bone conduction, discomfort threshold)-hearing aid introduction (appearance/brand/price)-audiogram analysis-speech test-hearing aid audition experience-effect verification-demand verification-daily operation and use learning-regular return visit and follow-up? -Go to the store every three months or half a year to maintain and review your hearing.
6. Choose a reliable hearing aid fitting mechanism. It's best to go to some old national chain hearing aid fitting institutions.
First, the scale is large and the quality of hearing AIDS is guaranteed. Basically, they are the products of several international giants, with many brands, styles and grades.
Second, the old brands show that their fitting technology and products have been affirmed by the market, so that they can stand tall in the hearing industry for many years, and the fitting equipment, technology and personnel (hearing experts) are guaranteed, which can give full play to the role of hearing AIDS.
Third, there are many humanized services, such as 30-day audition, free online consultation and on-site fitting. Perfect after-sales service, hearing AIDS can be used for 5 to 10 years generally, and need to be returned to the store regularly for maintenance. Chain decoration centers generally provide free maintenance services.
Fourth, there are many customers and the benefits of members are relatively perfect. The key is that the membership price is generally much more favorable than the market price.
Five, the national chain, covering many provinces and cities, even in other cities, you can also find the corresponding stores to enjoy free maintenance services, which is very convenient.
It can be seen that if you choose a reliable large-scale fitting center, there are many choices in the brand, style and grade of hearing AIDS, and the fitting technology and after-sales maintenance are also assured.
7. You can go to the hospital for physical examination, but try to go to a professional hearing institution for fitting.
What many people don't know is that medicine and audiology are actually two different majors. Doctors are responsible for diagnosis and treatment, and audiologists are responsible for fitting. Most hospitals don't sell hearing AIDS, and some hospitals may have hearing centers, but the prices are not favorable, and they know little about the update iteration and brand/function differences of hearing AIDS, so they can neither do professional fitting nor provide perfect follow-up maintenance and after-sales service. In case of hearing aid failure, the processing time limit will be much slower than the fitting mechanism, which will bring great inconvenience to users.
The sooner the hearing aid is worn, the better the effect will be. It can delay the continuous decline of hearing as soon as possible, and the more residual hearing can be protected. Don't wait until the hearing loss is serious and the speech resolution drops (that is, you can't understand the speech).