Can everyone with a hearing loss benefit from hearing aids?
Audiologists refer to hearing loss as being sensorineural. This describes pathology in two areas: sensory and neural. The sensory cells, known as hair cells, are located in your cochlea. The eighth cranial nerve carries the sound to your brain through a complex neural pathway. People whose hearing loss is predominately “neural” in nature may not be able to understand speech no matter how comfortably loud the speaker. Your complete audiologic examination will determine the degree and kind of sensorineural hearing loss you have. Are there other options besides hearing aids? Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) amplify sounds from telephones, TVs, alarm clocks and fire alarms. Our clinic carries a variety of products our patients have found useful. Some devices can even be used in theaters and movies! What can I expect from a hearing aid? At a minimum, your hearing aids must be comfortable. After a few days, you must be able to wear your hearing aids for long periods without noticing you ar
