Your audiologist will ask you what difficulties you may be having with your
hearing and discuss what options are available to assist you. Hearing Advantage
has access to over 300 different models of hearing aid and careful
consideration is needed to select hearing aids which will be best for your
hearing needs and budget.
Once suitable hearing aids have been selected your Audiologist will arrange for
them to be ordered. This usually takes between one to three weeks. It may
require an impression of your ear to be taken so that the hearing aids or ear
moulds will fit your ears comfortably.
Your audiologist will fit your hearing aids in a sound proof room. They will
make sure that the hearing aids fit comfortably in your ears and then check
that the hearing aids are working appropriately for your hearing loss. Your
audiologist will talk to you about what to expect from and how to look after
your hearing aids.
During the trial period (up to two months) your audiologist will see you on
several separate occasions to ensure that you are getting the best performance
out of your hearing aids. At each follow up appointment changes can be made to
how the hearing aids are working if required and sometimes a different style of
hearing aid may be needed.
Because the hearing aids are initially fitted in a sound proof room, using the
hearing aids in the “real world” situations that you are experiencing
difficulty with is the only way of really knowing how well your hearing aids
are performing.
To benefit from hearing aids you need to use them as much as possible. You will
hear sounds that you may not have heard for many years and so things may
initially sound quite different to what you are used. Your hearing system need
time to adjust to the new sounds you are hearing.
To ensure you get the most benefit from your hearing aids Hearing Advantage has
a free trial period of up to two months. You will need to pay for the hearing
aids at the beginning of the trial however Hearing Advantage has a full money
back guarantee, if you decide to return the hearing aids within the two month
trial period then you will receive a full refund of the cost of the hearing
aids. All follow up appointments are included in the cost of your hearing aids
for a period of one year.
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