When you notice problems with your hearing or ears, you’ll need professional help. Having that contact available will be beneficial for so many reasons. Let’s go over what services a hearing professional/hearing instrument specialist provides.
1. Finding Out if You Have Hearing Loss A hearing professional is a person you can visit and communicate concerns about your hearing problems. They can tell you how mild, moderate, or severe your hearing loss may be. Seeking guidance from a general healthcare practitioner will not be adequate. An expert in the field will guide you toward better hearing and communication. 2. Treating Your Hearing Loss Hearing loss treatment options are available through a hearing professional. If hearing aids are a viable choice, you will go over style options, and receive the devices recommended by your provider, followed by accurate fittings and programming to hear better. 3. Hearing Aid Care and Repair If you already wear hearing aids and your hearing aids are not working for any reason, your hearing instrument specialist can repair them. Like lots of modern technology, tune-ups are necessary to keep your devices functioning correctly. Modern hearing aids have a lot of power and they’re sturdy. You still need to properly care for them with a repair or replacement part, which your specialist will provide. Whether it’s a quick fix - like a professional cleaning, a recommendation, or your hearing aid needs to be sent back to the manufacturer for more intricate repairs, places like Pure Sound Hearing are here to help. As we have mentioned in this blog, hearing aids are an investment. Daily cleanings and proper maintenance will help your hearing aids work at their optimal level. Think about your eyeglasses or your car. You keep those clean when they don’t look their best, right? The same idea applies to hearing aids.
Proper care for your hearing aids is essential. Your hearing aid provider from Pure Sound Hearing will go over cleaning instructions after your purchase. Gently remove earwax and other debris using a soft cloth, professional-grade cleaning wipes, and cleaning tools like a brush and loop pick. These items are available at our Elizabethtown, Lititz, and Strasburg offices. Just stop by during our office hours or schedule an appointment. Hearing aids are fragile, so be careful when handling the devices to prevent damage. Wash your hands before and after touching your hearing aids to avoid potential dirt and oil from causing an infection in your ears. In addition to the regular cleanings that you do, we recommend that you schedule a deep cleaning with our office once every six months. It will help maintain the quality performance of your hearing aids and make them last longer. If you produce a lot of earwax, you may need to stop by our office more frequently. Ask one of our hearing aid professionals what they recommend. If you wear your hearing aids, sweat and moisture could build up in the devices. That’s not good for the circuitry of any hearing aid. Talk to our hearing aid providers for the best solution. If you’ve got a loved one in a nursing home, you need to be concerned about multiple things from their nutrition to their safety and overall care. This includes keeping up with their hearing health with proper hearing aid usage, daily maintenance, and keeping track of their devices.
Medical emergencies and hygiene will usually be the priority of caregiving staff. Hearing aids and maintenance tend to be less of a priority. Losing hearing aids can be a common occurrence with hundreds of residents and staff moving through the facility. Many seniors in these facilities need hearing aids, but most staff members are unaware that they need these devices. It’s also likely that residents might refuse to wear hearing aids, which leads to frustration among patients and nurses. Some reasons why residents do not want to wear hearing aids:
Nursing home staff should be trained in case these problems come up. Some people, particularly seniors, might feel confused, lost, isolated, and frustrated without their hearing aids, or hearing aids that are not working properly. It’s easy but takes time to keep up with hearing aid maintenance and cleanings. Hearing aids that aren’t worn at all, or used correctly can worsen current ailments, like dementia. Regular hearing tests are important. If someone’s hearing gets worse, it might mean that the hearing aid isn’t working as well as it should be. It requires a team of people to help them with this. Other non-nursing staff members should also be made aware of patients who wear hearing aids. A positive relationship is necessary for the best care. If an item like hearing aids goes missing, you’ll have to figure out who bears responsibility. Every nursing home is different, so you’ll need to know how the nursing home, state, providence, or area will handle the situation. Preventing Hearing Aid Loss You may purchase a sleeve that fits over the hearing aid. You will still be able to hear through the sleeve. There are corded styles that feature a clip, which can secure the hearing aid to clothing. This helps lower the chance of losing the hearing device. Label Your Hearing Aids Your initials can be written on your hearing aid with a permanent marker, or you can put a small, shiny sticker on them. It’s easier to catch the eye with something shiny, as long as there’s light to reflect off from. A sticker with a bright color can also help you find the hearing aid if it fell on the floor or in your bed. Storage Unit for Hearing Aids Simply place your hearing aids in a small plastic case (hearing aid dryer) next to your bed, so it’s easily accessible in the middle of the night. Do not wrap them in a tissue or napkin to protect them. Hearing aids are lightweight, so it’s easy to mistake a wadded-up tissue or napkin for trash. If you need a case for your hearing aids, contact Pure Sound Hearing to set up a time to purchase it from one of our offices in Lititz, Elizabethtown, or Strasburg. Maintenance of Hearing Aids The staff members at nursing homes are very busy. But, it’s important to make sure they take the time to label each hearing aid, clean them, store them, make sure there’s no moisture build-up, and check the battery life. Family members also bear responsibility for helping their loved one arrange for a hearing test and maintaining hearing aids so their loved ones can get the best out of their devices. Your hearing aid provider should have gone over cleaning requirements, battery changes, how to use the hearing aid, and any other questions you or your loved one had. If you need hearing aids, cleaning tools, or any other accessories for your hearing aids, please contact Pure Sound Hearing. |
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