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NEW WORLD
If you have never worn a hearing aid
,
you are in for
a real thrill. A wealth of happiness lies ahead as
new worlds of sound unroll before you. Your whole
life will become richer, fuller and safer with each
new sound you master.
From early childhood
,
our eyes and ears cooper
ate to build
a "
sound vocabulary."
As-a-hea
ring
loss gradually cuts us off from some of these
sounds, we may forget that they ever existed
sounds like a dripping faucet, footsteps on the
pavement, the wind in a moving car, and even
many of the sounds of speech
.
In order to under
stand these sounds again it is necessary to be
patient and persistent in re-Iearning these and
other forgotten
sounds.
At
first,
when you put on your hearing aid you
will hear background sounds that you may have
forgotten or never
knew.
existed
.
Familiar words
may have an unusual sound at the start. Bear in
mind,
however,
that these new sounds and sound
changes are your first proof of better hearing. Peo
ple without a hearing loss hear these same sounds
too
,
but they have learned to select, by concentra
tion, the sounds they wish to
hear.
The user of a
hearing aid must learn, also, to select sounds in
this manner.
EVERY
US
E
R
"LEAR
A
AGAIN"
The thousands of people who are happy with hearing aids
today have almost all had the same expe
ri
ence in "learn
·
ing to hear again." They are the first to emphasize the
rewards of
patience,
the first to assure you that you will
derive increasingly greater pleasure from your hearing
aid as you learn to use it. Don't rush to t ryout your Zenith
in church, theater, or other public place if
y
ou haven't
worn a hearing aid before. '(ouare
pro
bably inviting
dis
appointment. Instead, start in a quiet room with one
person who is willing to cooperate with you
.
Turn the
volume of the hearing aid only high enough so that you
do not have to strain to
hear,
but no higher! Too much
volume can cause difficulty and lack of clarity.
Bear in mind that word sounds you haven't heard for
many years may seem irritating at first. Practice
frequent
Iy
.
..
you'll notice that the strain goes down in direct pro
portion as your recognition of forgotten sounds goes up
.
Take it easy at first-perhaps only a few hours a day. Stop
and rest when your "hearing
practice"
tires you
.
After
you are rested, go to it again
.
y
our a.id
a
Ole
C i t
While your helper speaks in a normal tone of voice, but
not rapidly, adjust the Tone Control to its four different
positions, varying the volume for each position, as neces
sary
.
As you chan ge the Tone Control
,
listen ca refully
.
..
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