Tips for Successful Hearing Aid Purchase

The hearing aid is a device that will change your life! It will be with you for several years so it is important to make the right choice when purchasing it.

Take a friend or relative with you

If possible, ask to be accompanied by someone close to you. One more person will make the visit more enjoyable for you and help you remember the information the hearing care professional will give you.

Identify your priorities

The hearing care professional will ask you some questions about your lifestyle and what you want from a hearing aid. Do you spend most of your time indoors or outdoors? What do you want the hearing aid to do for you? Do you only need it to watch TV or do you want to communicate comfortably with lots of people at the same time? Knowing your priorities will greatly assist the hearing care professional in choosing the right technology and style of hearing aid for your needs.

Review

The degree of hearing loss as well as the type of loss are important considerations in order for the hearing care professional to determine which hearing aid is best suited for you. An audiogram will provide just this information.

Request a test

Ask to try on the hearing aids recommended to you. As long as the hearing care professional has your audiogram, they can program the hearing aids so you can try them out. While wearing the test hearing aids, talk to your companion, talk on the phone, go out on the street. The end result with your own hearing aids will of course be much better than with the test hearing aids, but the test will give you an idea of the hearing aids you plan to buy.

Find a good fitter

In addition to the brand and technology of the hearing aids, proper fitting plays an important role. The expert fitter you trust should possess experience and knowledge. After-sales support is also important. Make sure that you are given the opportunity to visit your hearing care professional as often as you wish, either to answer questions about the hearing aid you have purchased or to readjust the hearing aid if your hearing changes.