New hearing aids, unfamiliar background noise

Getting used to it is easy

Hearing aids in everyday life

Whether in a restaurant, while shopping or on the bus on the way to work, people who use hearing aids in public often find their surroundings uncomfortably loud - especially if they have only recently started wearing the hearing aids. We have some tips to help you get used to the new hearing aids and the background noise. In addition, modern hearing aid technology itself offers solutions to make the new hearing easier.

New sounds for the brain

For our brain, the new hearing aids and the background noise are initially a completely new experience after years of hearing loss. Having received fewer and fewer acoustic stimuli as a result of the hearing loss, our brain can no longer cope properly with the many ambient noises: The brain must first learn again to "sort" sounds according to volume and priority. To do this, it is important to use the hearing aids regularly despite the loud background noise. It is best to wear the hearing aids all day right from the start. If this is difficult at first, it is advisable to wear them for half a day and gradually increase the wearing time until you are completely accustomed to the hearing aids.

High-tech aids for the road

What also makes it easier to get used to: modern hearing aids can technically attenuate background noise. This is done, for example, by automatically adjusting the directional effect of the microphones to the position of the person you are talking to. This makes conversations in a noisy environment much easier. In addition, many modern hearing aids can be individually adjusted to reduce background noise. In addition, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth can connect and stream audio from smartphones or iPads directly to hearing aids. This means that you will never miss a phone call or text message ever again. You can listen to your favourite Podcast or watch a YouTube movie. Built in lithium ion batteries means that you will also never have to change batteries again. Smartphones can serve as an external microphone during a lecture, for example: Positioned directly next to the speaker, it transmits his or her voice to the hearing aid via Bluetooth radio up to ten meters away.