Do you find yourself staring at peoples mouths to better understand what is said?
• Do you need the TV turned up in order to understand what is said. The critical variable is whether you experience difficulty hearing or are having increased stress and strain in daily function due to hearing problems. Personal amplification is designed to make speech easier to understand. Often this involves amplifying only certain regions of the speech spectrum. top Is it necessary to wear two hearing aids, or can I get by with one? This depends upon three factors: Age, configuration of hearing loss, and ear symmetry. AGE: Research shows that with increased age, there is reduced acoustic benefit in using two hearing aids. The reason is probably central in nature. As a general rule, I tend to fit patients over 85 with only one hearing aid. For those under 85, I encourage patients try two hearing aids. There are other more practical reasons for considering using only one hearing aid in patients over 85. Difficulty learning to operate the hearing aids is confounded using two hearing ai
