After choosing your hearing aids, you’ll be invited for a hearing aid fitting. This appointment is to make sure your hearing aids are fitting you well and are comfortable to wear. The audiologist will ensure they are programmed for your level of hearing loss, and will show you how to clean them and take care of them.
Hearing aid fitting topics
- Ensure they fit and feel comfortable
- Tune them to your prescription levels
- Show you how to clean and care for them
Since it’s likely you’ve been missing out hearing some sounds for a while, it will take some time to get used to hearing them again. Some adjustments can be made as you acclimate to wearing your hearing aids and are exposed to different environments with different kinds of sounds.
It can be helpful to bring someone along with you to your hearing aid fitting. Getting hearing aids can be an emotional time and a friend or family member can provide some support. They can also help remember some of the details involved in cleaning and caring for them. And they can provide a familiar voice to your ears as the levels on your hearing aid are tested.
By the end of the appointment you will know how your hearing aids work, how to put them in and remove them, how to change the battery, and how to clean and care for them. Don’t worry about getting it all 100% right off the bat. Future appointments can be made in order to make more adjustments and customize your new hearing aids further to your liking.
Contact Puretone Hearing Clinic to book a hearing aid fitting appointment with an audiologist today.