What to Expect at Your Hearing Aid Fitting

Some people who attend hearing aid fittings are a little daunted by the whole thing, mainly because they simply don’t know what to expect. To help you gain a better understanding of the fitting process and what you can expect from it, we're going to cover all of the most important points below.

A hearing test

The first thing that will happen is a hearing test. This is done so that it can be discovered how soft the sound needs to be at which pitches you’ll be comfortable with. This will help later on when the settings of the hearing aid are tweaked by the professional helping you. It’s impossible for the hearing aid to help you properly and fully unless a hearing test is carried out first. This shouldn't take too long.

Discuss the features of your hearing aid

You’ll also have the chance to properly discuss the various features of your hearing aid. Of course, all hearing aids are different so even if you’ve had one before, it’s important to find out about what this new one can do. You’ll be able to get more out of your hearing aid and maximize its performance when you have a full understanding of all its key functions. This will make your life a lot easier going forward.

Amplification will be adjusted

The amplification settings of your hearing aids will also be adjusted by the professional helping you. This is something that will be different for each person, and it’s important to get the settings just right. Your experience of using the hearing aid will be much more precise and comfortable once the amplification settings are just right, so this is more important than you might think.

The hearing aid will be inserted

Your audiologist will also carry out the process of inserting your hearing aid for the first time. This is important because you might not know how to do this if you haven’t done it before. As well as putting it in place and showing you exactly where it goes, you’ll also learn how to insert it and remove it by yourself for when you go away and start using it in your day to day life. That’s obviously important

Extra advice will be offered

You’ll also likely be given lots of extra advice on how to use your hearing aids, as well as how to keep it clean and maintain it generally. This extra advice might help you a lot more than you might think, so it shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed. Everything you learn will help you to get more out of your hearing aids as you use them all the time in your day to day life. So, be sure to listen carefully to what’s being said.

Your hearing aid fitting will be relatively straightforward, so there’s nothing to fear or worry about. The information you gather and the steps that will be gone through should help you understand and care for your hearing aid better going forward.