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Hearing Aids Are More Common Than You Might Think.
Hearing aids are mini instruments designed toamplify sound.
The most common style is a small electronic
device that fits into the wearer's ear.
The goal of most hearing aids is to make more
speech sounds available to the listener.
Hearing aids collect sounds from the environment,
amplify the sounds, and direct this amplified
signal into the user's ear.
28 million people in the U.S. have hearing loss
that could be improved with hearing aids, but
only 8 million seek the help of hearing aids.
So, making the decision to have your hearing
tested and purchase a hearing aid is a
significant one.
Hearing loss impacts your life, work, free-time
activities, personal relationships and the
ability to communicate.
Hearing loss occurs to most people as they age.
You may have hearing loss if you hear people
speaking but you strain to understand their words,
you frequently ask people to repeat what they
said, you don't laugh at jokes because you miss
the story, you frequently complain that people
mumble, you ask others about details of a meeting
you just attended, you play the TV or radio
louder than friends, spouse and relatives, you
cannot hear the doorbell or the telephone, and
you find that when people look directly at you
while they speak to you, it makes it easier to
understand.
Hearing aids vary in price according to style,
electronic features, and local market conditions.
But they do have common components that include a
microphone to pick up sound, amplifier circuitry
to make the sound louder, a receiver to deliver
the amplified sound into the ear, and batteries
to power the electronic parts.
Consider sound quality that is perhaps the most
important consideration.
It is why you are even considering purchasing
hearing aids, after all.
It is important to schedule an annual hearing
test because your hearing health is a critical
piece to your overall health.
If you have a hearing loss, you are not alone.
1 out of 10 Americans have a hearing loss that
can be treated with hearing aids.