AVC Hearing Aid Center

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HEARING AID FACTS

Like eyeglasses, hearing aids provide benefit and improvement. They can improve your hearing abilities and they can substantially improve your quality of life.

Beware of mail order or on-line hearing aid sales. By working with a hearing aid dispenser, you are purchasing professional care and service including appropriate evaluation, referral for medical treatment if and when necessary, instruction in how to use the hearing aid , follow-up care, support, and repair services.

We normally hear with two ears. Binaural hearing helps us localize sounds, assists us in noisy settings, and provides natural sound quality. Most people with hearing loss in both ears can understand better with two aids than with one.

There are several styles of hearing aids and all are "state-of-the-art". What is most important is that you purchase a hearing aid that accommodates your hearing loss and your listening needs. Just because your friend uses a particular hearing aid style does not mean you have to use that style. Your friend's style of hearing aid may be a totally inappropriate prescription for your needs.

Everyone's hearing loss and listening needs are different. By working with your hearing aid dispenser, you can determine how much a hearing aid will improve your hearing.

FAQ

Feel Like Someone Pulled The Plug On Your Life?

If you have positive answers to any of these questions you may be at risk for a hearing loss.

Q: Are there any situations where you notice difficulty hearing and understanding such as:

	hearing the doorbell or telephone?		difficulty understanding children?
	hearing in restaurants?		hearing at work?
	hearing at the movies?		hearing background noises?

Q: Does your hearing cause you to be:

	argumentative		depressed		less intelligent
	left out		irritable

Subjective Assessment Of Social Hearing Acuity

	Yes	No
1. Do you have difficulty understanding speech in a group of people?
2. Do you often ask that statements, questions, and directions be repeated?
3. Do you hear people speaking, but have difficulty understanding the words?
4. Must others ever raise their voices or move closer to help you hear them?
5. Do you have to turn the television up louder than normal to hear clearly?
6. Do you ever have to concentrate so much to listen that you tire from it?
7. Have you ever avoided a situation because of your hearing problem?
8. Do you have difficulty understanding conversations in the car?
9. Do you have difficulty understanding on the phone?
10. Do you hear some people better than others?

Number of YES answers___________ x 10 = ___________ % Hearing Difficulty

If we can help you hear better with new hearing technology, please contact our office.