Aren most ears, hearing loss, and hearing aids really the same?
Just as no two people are exactly alike, ears differ in size shape and texture. Hearing losses differ in degree and type. More importantly, even if two people share similar types of hearing loss, they will not share the same type of hearing experiences, with or without hearing instruments. For example; one person’s distracting background noise may include sounds that make another person feel they are a part of the action. Even sounds we may enjoy hearing one moment may be distracting to us at another time. For example, your grandchild’s voice may be music to your ears in the afternoon, then distracting while you are trying to watch the evening news. Hearing aids also differ by size, shape, design, and purpose. They are more or less customized prescriptive instruments. You would never consider wearing another person’s prescription eyeglasses. The same principle applies to hearing instruments.
