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Audiology Musings
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Myth or Reality?
Hearing aid myths:
1. Hearing aids get rid of background noise.
2. You only need to wear hearing aids when you need them.
3. Hearing aids will correct your speech understanding ability.
The reality:
1. Hearing aids are designed to increase the volume of sounds. They often have the ability to help filter and pre-process sound to make speech more audible, even in the presence of background noise.
2. Hearing aids should be worn during all waking hours when the wearer is not doing activities in water or around excessively loud noise.
3. Understanding happens in the brain. Hearing aids restore the normal loudness of sounds; however, without proper daily use and, at times, structured auditory rehabilitation plans, hearing aids are not always enough to improve an individuals ability to understand speech.
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