Hearing aid, hearing system, hearing glasses, cochlear implant, CI, in-the-ear hearing system, in-the-ear, RIC hearing system, behind-the-ear device, BTE, hearing machine, ear trumpet, concha hearing system, Micro-CiC, noise device, tinnitus noiser, tinnitus masker, receiver-in-canal, tinnitus control instrument
- A microphone,
- An amplifier that usually processes the signal digitally,
- A miniature loudspeaker, also called a handset,
- Either a custom acrylic or silicone earmold or a custom housing for a custom in-the-ear hearing system
- And a battery.
The first step should be a visit to an ear, nose and throat doctor. This doctor should carry out a detailed hearing diagnosis with examination and testing of your hearing in order to determine objective and subjective components of your existing hearing ability. If you have a hearing loss that can be treated with a hearing aid, the ENT specialist will issue a prescription.
This allows you to visit a hearing care professional of your choice. He should then advise and inform you individually and thoroughly about a suitable hearing aid. This also applies to the partial financing of a medically prescribed hearing aid by statutory health insurance companies with a fixed amount.
You should ask your hearing aid acoustician for all further information. Furthermore, a hearing aid should be adjusted during fitting so that it is optimally tailored to your personal needs and reasonable personal requirements. An important prerequisite for your lasting satisfaction and long-term hearing success is not only this intensive initial consultation, but also further technical support and advice on questions of care and treatment by your hearing care professional.
Since modern hearing systems are technologically high-quality products that require careful treatment and care in order to experience the longest possible trouble-free service life, it is advisable to follow the instructions of your trusted hearing aid acoustician exactly. Although most hearing aids are easy to use, the variety of models and materials used means that there are different care and operating instructions. However, a sample list of care instructions should prevent even the most serious misuse of your hearing aid:To clean the hearing aid, wipe it with a soft, dry cloth only.
Never clean a hearing aid on your own responsibility with water or other liquids. Exceptions are special care products that can be obtained from your hearing care professional with further tips for everyday care. If the sound outlet is blocked by earwax or moisture, it is advisable to use a special tool to remove the earwax and a bellows to remove the moisture.
When swimming or showering, the hearing aid must be removed, as ingress of water can seriously affect the function of the device. You should also remove your hearing aid before blow-drying your hair or using hairspray or cosmetics (including sunscreen!). The same applies during an examination with ultrasound, CT, X-ray radiation or similar.
Avoid exposing your hearing aid to direct sunlight or excessive heat (e.g. on the radiator)! Always keep your hearing aid in the shockproof case provided and out of reach of children. At night you should store your hearing aid in a designated drying bag or dry box, which will remove the harmful moisture from the hearing aid and thus increase its life span.
But don’t forget to remove the battery first. The earmolds should be placed in a special cleaning fluid overnight to remove any residue such as earwax, etc. Please switch off the hearing aids when not in use.
If you do not use the hearing aids for a longer period of time, you should also remove the battery and store it in a cool and dry place. Since we humans are quite dependent on our sense of hearing in our everyday life, whether it is for maintaining our social contacts, communicating vital or dangerous events or for pleasantly relaxing experiences in nature, it is an important task to promote this sense and to keep it functional as long as possible. This is precisely what hearing aids and hearing aids are designed to do.With the enormous choice between behind-the-ear hearing aids, in-the-ear hearing aids, hearing glasses, intoxication devices and cochlear implants, of which there are usually still various specialized subspecies, it is very important, on the one hand, to determine one’s own hearing problem diagnostically accurately, but also to find the appropriate hearing aid for one’s own diagnosis.
But once the right hearing aid is found and well cared for, it should be a faithful and extremely useful companion! A successful search! Further interesting information about the ear: An overview of all already published topics in the field of ENT can be found under ENT- A-Z
- Types of hearing aids
- Listen to
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- Anatomy Ear
- Inner Ear
- Outer ear
- Middle Ear
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