You will be given an instruction leaflet for your hearing aid. The model or type of hearing aid you have can be found by looking at the underside of the hearing aid. If you mislay your leaflet and would like a replacement please ask the audiologist at the next appointment you have.
It’s not unusual to find that it takes a while to get used to your new hearing aid. Your hearing aids should make the sounds you find difficult to hear louder. They can’t give you perfect hearing, but they should help you to hear speech and everyday sounds, such as the television or the doorbell, more clearly. Wearing hearing aids should never make sounds uncomfortably loud or make your hearing worse and if you experience this then please come back to see us.
Most hearing aids are also designed to reduce certain kinds of background noise but they do not eliminate the noise completely and so using other clues (such as lip-reading) can help.
Hearing Aids
We are currently using a wide range of behind-the-ear hearing aids from different manufacturers, including GN Resound and Phonak. We will offer you the most appropriate hearing aid(s) for your hearing loss from our selection. (Please note that in-the-ear hearing aids are not routinely available).
