Everyone’s hearing loss condition is unique and hearing aids are designed to make up for those individual conditions. Whether you are new to wearing hearing aids or have been wearing them for years, if your hearing aids give you headaches or any other kind of pain, there is an answer.
A correctly adjusted hearing aid will fit comfortably in your ear and provide the quality of amplification that meets your specific needs. If this is not the situation, you should make sure you have the appropriate type of hearing aid and that it’s been properly adjusted.
Indications your hearing aid needs to be adjusted
Headaches can be the result of improperly adjusted hearing aids. Normally, poor adjustment or incorrect use is the reason. If this is the case, the following issues might arise:
- Headaches and tinnitus. Hearing aids that are picking up loud sounds and amplifying them further can be painful to your ears and can lead to not only headaches but also tinnitus. Normally, this means the settings are too high.
- Inadequate sound quality. Hearing aids that aren’t adjusted well can boost high-intensity sounds, creating a loud screeching sound that is bothersome and causes damage to your ears. Hearing aids in this condition can also make low intensity sounds inaudible.
- Feedback noise. Wind and other background noise can be picked up and amplified by your hearing aid, also causing screeching frustrating feedback.
Over-the-counter hearing aids
Even though you can go to a local Pharmacy and get a less expensive personal amplification device (over the counter hearing aid), these devices won’t be programmed for your personal hearing loss needs.
Improving your hearing requires more than simply amplifying sounds because hearing loss is specific to each person. There are lots of instances of hearing loss where individuals lose the ability to hear a certain frequency. Hearing aid settings have to be programmed to help the person hear adequately in different settings.
Having your hearing aid professionally adjusted
One of the best ways to make sure your hearing aid is fitted correctly is to have your personalized hearing aid fitted and adjusted. We will take molds of your ears and use them to fashion a custom-fitted hearing aid device just for you. The settings will be programmed to address your specific hearing loss situation after the proper fit is attained.
You should also be capable of hearing sound in many different environments with automated adjustments made by your hearing aids. In order to make sure you get the right hearing aids for your individual needs, you might need to come in more than once. If you have severe hearing loss, the adjustments to your hearing aid will be done in stages so that your brain has time to adapt to louder sounds.
Contact us for an appointment if you think your hearing aid might need a tune-up.
References
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/symptoms-causes/syc-20373072
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing-aids#hearingaid_08
