Why Should You Schedule a Hearing Aid Fitting?

Once it's been confirmed that you have hearing loss, the next question becomes, "What are we going to do about it?" In the majority of cases, the next step will be selecting and fitting a hearing aid. The audiologist will help you select the right hearing aid to ensure you garner the best listening experience possible from your device. 

When you're confident that you have chosen the right hearing aid, the important step to take is scheduling a hearing aid fitting. In many ways, the hearing aid fitting itself is every bit as important as selecting the correct device. This appointment will allow you to unlock the potential of the hearing aid that you are offered. Below, we will explain all the reasons a hearing aid fitting is so important.

You can choose the correct levels

Your priorities in selecting a hearing aid and using one will be fundamentally different from those of another person seeking the same help. For example, maybe they need to hear the commentary on a football game on the TV, while you like to sit out in the garden and hear the birds sing. Whatever may be the case, hearing the sounds you want to hear depends on having the right settings, and this is something that can be talked through with the audiologist at your hearing aid fitting.

Making sure the hearing aid fits

Well, it is a fitting, after all. If your hearing aid is too tightly fitted, it will hurt to wear, and, eventually, you may tire of wearing it, and spend less time with it in. That has negative repercussions for your hearing. Alternatively, if the hearing aid is too loose, it can move around inside your ear and cause distortion in what you're hearing. Precision is important here; you wouldn't wear glasses that fell off every time you moved your head, so why would you wear a hearing aid that doesn't serve your specific needs?

Getting the right kind of hearing aid

When you first realize that you might need a hearing aid, you will probably spend a bit of time reading about your options. Do you want an inside-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid that nestles in the bowl of the ear and fits snugly, allowing for clean noise with minimal escape? Instead, do you want a behind-the-ear (BTE) aid, which is attached to the outside of your ear and runs the sound down into the ear canal through a tube? Or would you prefer an in-the-canal (ITC) device, which fits into the ear canal and delivers sound directly? At your fitting, you'll be able to decide once and for all whether the device you have chosen works for you.

Once you have scheduled your hearing aid fitting, you can look forward to the future, ably assisted by the device you have chosen and the help your audiologist will be able to give you at your fitting appointment.