{"id":3358,"date":"2023-06-15T18:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwent.net\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2023-06-22T18:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T23:08:39","slug":"three-common-mistakes-new-hearing-aid-owners-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwent.net\/three-common-mistakes-new-hearing-aid-owners-make\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Common Mistakes New Hearing Aid Owners Make"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you get hearing <\/a>aids<\/a>, you have to adjust to a new way of hearing the world around you. This can be a trial-and-error process. Thankfully, there are ways to avoid many of the common mistakes first-time hearing aid owners make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not Communicating Hearing Needs to Your Audiologist <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Your audiologist is there to help you maximize your hearing capabilities with custom hearing aids that meet your individual needs. However, in order to do that, they need to know what issues you are experiencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t feel pressured to guess during your hearing test or say that the fit feels great when really, it\u2019s uncomfortable. Openly addressing issues you\u2019re having early on will make using hearing aids easier moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being Impatient with Your Hearing Aids (and Yourself)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research shows the benefits of <\/a>hearing<\/a> aids improve over the first ten weeks of use<\/a>. However, if you assume that you will experience perfect hearing the moment you put in your device, you\u2019ll likely be disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your ears and your brain need some time to adjust to this new way you process sound. In order to reduce your frustration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n