Everyone’s hearing loss situation is unique and hearing aids are manufactured to make up for those unique conditions. Whether you are new to wearing hearing aids or have been wearing them for years, if your hearing aids cause headaches or any other type of pain, there is an answer.
A properly adjusted hearing aid will fit comfortably in your ear and provide the quality of amplification that meets your specific needs. If this is not the situation, you should make certain you have the correct type of hearing aid and that it’s been precisely adjusted.
Signs your hearing aid needs to an adjustment
Headaches can be the outcome of improperly adjusted hearing aids. Normally, poor adjustment or improper use is the reason. Here are a few problems that may arise if you’re dealing with this problem:
- Headaches and tinnitus. Hearing aids that are picking up loud sounds and further amplifying them can be painful to your ears and can cause not only headaches but tinnitus as well. Normally, this means the settings are too high.
- Insufficient sound quality. Improperly adjusted hearing aids can increase the volume of high intensity sound causing a loud annoying feedback that can damage your ears. And low level sound can get lost with hearing aids in this state.
- Feedback noise. Your hearing aid might pick up and amplify background noise, like wind, which can also trigger annoying, high-pitched feedback noises.
Over-the-counter hearing aids
Even though you can go to a local store and get a less expensive personal amplification device (over the counter hearing aid), these devices won’t be customized for your personal hearing loss requirements.
Improving your hearing demands more than just amplifying sounds because hearing loss is unique to the individual. There are lots of cases of hearing loss in which individuals lose the ability to hear a certain frequency. In order for a hearing aid help people hear clearly in different settings, they will need accurate adjustment.
Professional hearing aid adjustment
One of the most useful ways to make sure your hearing aid is fitted correctly is to have your customized hearing aid fitted and adjusted. We will take molds of your ears and use them to fashion a custom-fitted hearing aid device just for you. The settings will be programmed to address your specific hearing loss situation after the correct fit is obtained.
Your hearing aid should also make automated adjustments, which will let you hear background noises in a variety of settings without interference. This might require a few visits to make sure you obtain the hearing aid that’s best for you and in tune with your lifestyle. If you have significant hearing impairment, the adjustments to your hearing aid will be completed in stages to allow your brain time to adapt to louder sounds.
Call us for an appointment if you think your hearing aid might need a tune-up.
References
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/symptoms-causes/syc-20373072
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing-aids#hearingaid_08
