Ive heard from other hearing aid wearers that it takes some time to adapt to wearing hearing aids, taking at least a week or more. Why?
The feel of a hearing aid takes some time to get used to for many users. A properly fit instrument certainly does not hurt, but the first days using a hearing aid causes most people to say that they are aware that there is something in their ears. When typical adaptation takes place, some hearing aid users actually forget the instruments are even in their ears. The use of hearing aids causes nearly all new users to perceive their own voice differently. These issues generally subside within a week or two with regular use of the instruments. The everyday sounds of the world seem noticeably louder for new users. For those people who are using hearing aids for the first time after years of living with progressive hearing loss, many need some time to re-acquaint their ears and brains to the everyday noises that normal hearing folks hardly pay any attention to. BUT: for the truly motivated in terms of achieving improved ability to hear, adaptation to hearing aids is a fairly joyful process!
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