Untreated hearing loss can rob you of many key conversations with family and friends as well as important social events, but hearing aids can help regain these experiences.
Modern Hear-Clear hearing aids Adelaide employ technology to tailor sound processing according to an individual’s personal preferences and needs. Microphones capture soundwaves before being converted into digital signals which are then amplified.
Better Hearing
Hearing aids are small electronic devices designed to make sound louder and clearer, using microphones to capture acoustic waves that emit from objects in your environment and turn them into electrical signals. After amplifying them, these signals are sent back out through speakers for you to hear.
Today’s digital hearing aids can be programmed according to the results of your hearing test in order to address your specific level and pattern of hearing loss. They also feature advanced features, like directional microphones that focus on what is directly in front of them and reduce noise behind, making speech understanding in noisy environments much simpler.
Other options available to you include Bluetooth connections that allow you to easily sync up your cell phone, music players and TV with hearing aids, telecoils for easier telephone calls and data logging/learning that monitors preferences across listening situations. Newer technologies also exist like tinnitus therapy sounds that may reduce frequency as well as feedback reduction technologies that eliminate whistling (also called feedback) in hearing aids.
Some hearing aids can be worn immediately while others need to be custom made from an ear impression or cast taken, taking several weeks before you receive them. A hearing specialist can help you choose the type that’s most suitable to your lifestyle and budget; The FDA recently created an Over-The-Counter (OTC) category for hearing aids which should encourage innovation while simultaneously making them more affordable for people with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
Better Social Life
Socialising when living with hearing loss can be challenging and can leave you feeling left out of conversations or as though loved ones aren’t communicating with you directly. Luckily, Hear-Clear hearing aids offer a solution: by getting fitted for them you could restore balance to your interactions with friends and loved ones.
Studies have revealed that people wearing hearing aids are more likely to engage in group activities and family interactions. Furthermore, these individuals enjoy their personal lives more as their frustration from hearing loss subsides; this gives them the confidence they need to fully engage in conversations again without pushing away those they love.
As warmer weather approaches and people reconnect with friends and colleagues, many anticipate leading a more social lifestyle. Maximising hearing allows individuals to communicate efficiently, building strong relationships while developing an enhanced sense of belongingness and community.
Hearing aids have also been demonstrated to strengthen cognitive functions, increasing memory and focus while speeding mental processing speed. This allows people to live active and fulfilling lives while remaining independent; additionally, treatment alleviates symptoms contributing to depression or isolation, leading to improved self-esteem and sense of confidence that promotes overall well-being.
Better Listening to Music
People living with hearing loss often find pleasure in music to be reduced as speech acoustics take priority over music’s acoustic properties. Many new hearing aids now include programs specifically for listening to music that restore its fullness, as well as Bluetooth technology which makes wireless earbuds possible – perfect for enjoying podcasts or television without the inconvenience of constantly taking off and putting back on hearing aids multiple times a day!
Older hearing aids often overdrive their amplifier circuit with louder music input, leading to distortion. This occurs because music contains more frequencies than speech and therefore requires higher input for it to become audible (Chasin 2014).
To alleviate this, your audiologist can program your Hear-Clear hearing aids with a specific music program designed to reduce distortion and help you hear lower notes more clearly in songs. Adjusting maximum power output and limiting high-frequency amplification may also improve sound clarity – your audiologist can discuss all these features that could enhance the musical listening experience as well as any new technology developments which might benefit you.
More Energy
Hearing aid users often report higher energy levels after donning hearing aids, likely because their brain doesn’t need to strain as hard in processing auditory sounds and speech. People suffering hearing loss may experience auditory fatigue from listening to similar sounds over and over, however hearing aids provide different sound settings so users can listen in various environments.
People often forgo hearing aids because of style issues, age restrictions or simply believing their hearing is fine enough not to require aids. Yet hearing loss increases your risk of taking a fall by more than three times and contributes to depression; wearing hearing aids could make following conversations and localising sounds much simpler and safer in an emergency.
Bluetooth compatibility of hearing aids can also make life easier, enabling them to quickly be linked up with phones and TVs for streaming audio and videos, music listening, taking calls, hearing TV audio without background noise or feedback (whistling sound) issues. Some hearing aids even feature directional microphones to focus on sounds coming from in front of them while attenuating those coming from behind or beside.