If you’re a first-time hearing aid wearer, it helps to know how to adjust your hearing aids so that you experience optimal hearing quality with them.
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Most newer hearing aids have automatic volume control, but some also include manual controls. There are two volume control options — fingertip and screw-type. Fingertip control utilizes a small wheel that rotates with the twist of your fingertip. It’s the most common volume control on hearing aids. The screw-type control is a small inset control that adjusts with a small screwdriver, making it possible for you to lock in a specific listening volume. If you have inner ear hearing aids the volume control will be located on just one hearing aid but will affect both.
Sound controls can be push-button, slide/toggle switch or screw control for telephone or noise suppression. When the telephone switch is activated only sound coming through the phone are amplified, suppressing background and feedback.
With a low cut tone control, also called a noise-suppression switch, low frequency sounds — noise — is amplified less so you can understand conversations.
Activating high cut tone control will result in high frequency sounds being amplified less, reducing feedback, which is the squealing sound hearing aids make. It also keeps loud sounds from becoming louder, like paper crinkling or dishes clanging.
You can also adjust loud sounds with the maximum output control to make them less amplified. With the gain control you can adjust overall amplification of your hearing aid, and with the output gain control you can adjust both the maximum output control and the gain control at the same time.
It takes times to get used to hearing aids, so wear them only an hour or two at first. Use them around only a few people without loud noises, gradually building up to more people and more noise.
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Sound controls can be push-button, slide/toggle switch or screw control for telephone or noise suppression. When the telephone switch is activated only sound coming through the phone are amplified, suppressing background and feedback.
With a low cut tone control, also called a noise-suppression switch, low frequency sounds — noise — is amplified less so you can understand conversations.
Activating high cut tone control will result in high frequency sounds being amplified less, reducing feedback, which is the squealing sound hearing aids make. It also keeps loud sounds from becoming louder, like paper crinkling or dishes clanging.
You can also adjust loud sounds with the maximum output control to make them less amplified. With the gain control you can adjust overall amplification of your hearing aid, and with the output gain control you can adjust both the maximum output control and the gain control at the same time.
It takes times to get used to hearing aids, so wear them only an hour or two at first. Use them around only a few people without loud noises, gradually building up to more people and more noise.
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