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I've had one hearing aid for a long time and now I
have been given two, one for each ear. What will
this feel like?
The newly aided ear may take a while to get used to wearing a
hearing aid, compared to the ear which has had a hearing aid
previously. Similarly to when you received your first hearing aid, your
brain needs time to adjust to hearing from this side again as it is
learning to use both ears together. To start with it may sound less
natural but please persevere with it until your hearing aid review
appointment to allow for this adjustment.
I've been given two hearing aids – should I wear
them both together?
Wearing two hearing aids gives a much more balanced, more natural
sound. It will also be easier to locate where sounds are coming from
when both hearing aids are worn. The hearing aids have been
programmed as a pair and if you only wear one aid the settings may
be incorrect for your hearing loss.
How often should I be wearing the hearing aids?
Ideally all day every day – the more they are in the ears, the better.
Sometimes it may not be obvious how much you can hear with it but
persevere as much as you can. Remember, you never know when you
might need to hear something, for example, the doorbell or
telephone, etc.
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