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Hearing Aids

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Hearing Aids

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Is It Time for Hearing Aids?

Hearing loss can significantly impact various aspects of your life, including your career, relationships, and emotional well-being. Early intervention is crucial.

The longer you wait to address hearing loss, the more difficult it becomes to adapt to hearing aids. This is because your brain gradually loses its ability to process normal sounds.

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Do others complain the TV is too loud?

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Do you avoid going out because you’ll struggle to hear?
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Do you ask others to repeat themselves?
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Do you have more trouble hearing women than men?
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Do you notice any ringing or buzzing sounds in either ear?
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Do you have trouble hearing in a noisy room?

The answer to “When is it time for hearing aids?” is simple: as soon as you are diagnosed with hearing loss.

Brands We Carry

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Oticon

Designed to help you communicate,  and participate fully in life, stream phone calls, TV and music directly to your hearing aids or connect wirelessly to other devices.

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Phonak

Phonak has been passionate about creating a broad portfolio of state-of-the-art hearing solutions that challenge the limits of technology and help people live life to the fullest.

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ReSound

The global leader in intelligent audio solutions that let you hear more, do more and be more than you ever thought possible. We place people with hearing loss at the heart of everything we do.

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Signia

Signia hearing aids deliver the sound that nature intended by combining uncompromised audibility with a natural sounding own voice hear everything in harmony.

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Starkey

Helping millions of patients with never-before-seen hearing aid technologies. Starkey believes every person’s hearing loss is unique that’s why every solution they design is, too.

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Unitron

Our listening experience is designed to be remarkable from the start. With Made For All connectivity, accessories, and personalization options in the app.

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Widex

Whatever your degree of hearing loss Widex has the right hearing aid for you regardless of your type of hearing loss, your lifestyle, your personal preferences, your age or your budget.

Hearing Aid FAQ

Should I wait to get hearing aids?

The longer you wait to get help, the longer it will take your brain once you do decide to address the problem to re-learn how to process sounds. It will also take time for your brain to re-learn how to separate the speech from the noise. More importantly, while you’re waiting to fix your hearing problem you’re missing out on life.

Will a hearing aid help me?

If you have an aidable hearing loss, meaning you have some hearing left to work with then the answer is yes. How much it will help will depend on a whole host of factors including:

  • How long you waited to do something about your problem.
  • How you lost your hearing.
  • Your overall health.
Do I need two hearing aids?

If you have a problem hearing in both ears (and that’s the rule not the exception) then 99% of the time you’ll need two hearing aids.

Is my hearing normal for my age?

Your hearing is either in the range of “normal” or it isn’t.  Although a significant number of people will lose their hearing as a result of aging. Your age has nothing to do with whether or not your hearing is “normal.”

What’s New in Hearing Aids

Rechargeable Hearing Aids

Hearing aid technology like most technology goes through stages of evolution. The most recent technological advance has been to the category of rechargeable hearing aids. 

Although rechargeable hearing aids have been around for quite some time, they were unable to hold a charge for an extended period of time, often just a few hours. Technologically has advanced to the point where a rechargeable hearing aid can now hold a charge for days.

 

Reasons to Consider Rechargeable Hearing Aids

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Ease of Use

Rechargeable hearing aids are particularly useful if you have decreased dexterity or health issues that make handling small objects difficult.  Place the hearing aid in the charger at night and in the morning it will be fully charged

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Environmentally Friendly

Rechargeable batteries are better for the environment. You may only need to replace the batteries once over a 3 – 4 year time span.

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Cost Effective

The cost to replace your rechargeable batteries is less than the cost to replace regular hearing aid batteries over the same period of time

Repair FAQ’s

Are hearing aids waterproof?
A few hearing aid brands are waterproof, but by and large, most hearing aids are not. Some internal components in some hearing aids are water resistant, meaning they’ll protect against humidity or condensation to a degree. Direct contact with liquid, or submersion, should be avoided.
Does insurance cover my hearing aid repairs?
Contact your insurer’s customer service line to find out for sure, but typically, insurance does not cover the cost of hearing aid repairs. Extended-coverage plans that protect against damage, however, are available for some hearing aids at Bethesda Audiology Center Center. Please call our office to learn more about protecting your investment in better hearing!
How do I know if my hearing aids are broken?
Only device diagnostics by a professional can determine that, but your devices might be broken if you have tried troubleshooting them using the tips above but are still experiencing difficulties getting them to work correctly.

Hearing Aid Repair

Even if you take care of your hearing aids and keep up with regular maintenance, time takes its toll on all technology, and it’s possible that yours will eventually wear out through the course of normal use. While replacing your damaged hearing aids may be the best answer in some cases — it gives you the opportunity to upgrade your technology — there are some common hearing aid repairs that you can try if you’re having problems with one or both of your devices. Try these quick fixes:

 

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Replace your battery

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Clean your hearing aid using a cleaning tool

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Make sure the battery compartment is free of obstructions

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Open and close the battery compartment

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Remove and reinsert your hearing aid

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Replace your wax filter

Hearing Aid Batteries

Many hearing aids use disposable zinc-air batteries that are “color” and “number” coded for easy replacement. The type of battery needed depends on the style and size of your hearing aids and includes: 5 (red), 10 (yellow), 13 (orange), 312 (brown) and 675 (blue). Most drugstores carry replacement batteries; they can also be purchased from your audiologist at Bethesda Audiology Center or ordered online.

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Cleaning & Service

Like all technology, your hearing aids require care and maintenance. Keeping your devices clean can help prevent wear and tear, extend the life of your technology, and keep you hearing clearly.