Exercise correct handling of hearing aids

Finally I was with my 80-year-old mother at the ear doctor. Result: She is severely deaf and not only since yesterday. A hearing aid has been formulated and since then we are practicing with a few tricks.

The hearing aid is quiet

Actually, I've long been aware that my mother's hearing is not good. We regularly talk for miles, which is not only due to the deafness but supports it. I am always hoarse after a visit, because I speak so loud that it even hurts in my ear. Maybe you know that from your family or friends circle. Well, with the two hearing aids, in spite of all the rediscovered sounds, calm has returned in any case.

Hearing loss is a reduction in hearing ability ranging from barely noticed hearing disorders to deafness. About 20 percent are affected in Germany. You do not have to have reached the age of my mother, even children can already suffer from hearing loss. In older people, the decreased hearing is easy to recognize. First, the TV is made louder, then read from the lips.


Good hearing strengthens the mind

When listening ceases gradually, it also affects the mind. The brain then has to do more work, make more effort. Communication becomes more strenuous for everyone and ultimately affects social relationships. My mother had in recent years repeatedly disputes with her friends, which could not be resolved. It has now become clear to me that she could no longer follow conversations and thereby misunderstood facts.

Practice makes masters

At the audiologist we had several appointments. First of all for a hearing test, which is important for the selection of the right device and the settings. Inserting and removing it about 100 times is the number that the specialist for safe handling of the new "eavesdroppers? named. This is certainly faster with younger people, but with my mother the number was pretty good. Their enthusiasm was initially very limited and it fell sentences like "you do not have to hear everything."

Bird chirping and raindrops are attractive

After my mother first felt disturbed by the reawakening street noise, she found pleasure in the singing of the birds and the raindrops crackling at the window. But to be able to assign that, I had to explain to her what the noise is. By itself, she would not have recognized these everyday occurrences, which are nothing special for normal hearing people. From that point on, she found the devices also good and did not think about giving them back.


Wear for 6 to 7 hours a day

In order to get used to the equipment, should she have her two new "eavesdroppers"? Wear for 6 to 7 hours a day. But after the first morning nap they were already back in the case. We then bought a pillow that relieved the pressure on the ear. When inserting, she has built a thought bridge using the first letter. The small red dot on one device stands for right, both begin with a R. The blue point for left. "Blue as lukewarm and lukewarm as left?" She now uses to say.

Battery lasts about 10 days

If the hearing aids are used correctly, the battery will last about 10 days. ? Correct? Use means it's not in use and off at night. In case of doubt, my mother will move her hand along the switched on device as soon as she has put it in. If it does not rustle then it is time to change the battery. Recently, one of the devices did not work even after changing the battery. This was because the microphone was dirty. After cleaning with a small brush, it was fully operational again.

Joie de vivre through the new "eavesdroppers"?

My mother is now making plans again and talking on the phone often with her friends. With one of her former classmates, there are still misunderstandings, namely, when the return of their "eavesdroppers? has misplaced.

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