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1. Source: Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D., Better Hearing Institute, Washington, DC.2. MarkeTrak: The Impact of Treated Hearing Loss on Quality of Life, Sergei

Kochkin, Ph.D., Better Hearing Institute, Washington, DC.

At Unitron, we care deeply about people with hearing loss. We work closely with hearing healthcare professionals to provide hearing solutions that improve lives in meaningful ways. Because hearing matters.

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Write it downRecord your challenges and successes below to help guide the follow-up conversation.

You’re taking a very positive step in your hearing journeyWearing hearing aids has been shown to provide significant improvements in relationships at home and with family, as well as feelings about self, health and overall life.2

It’s a big decisionWill this hearing aid work for me?

Will it feel comfortable?

Will it be really noticeable?

It’s normal to have a lot of questions when you’re buying hearing aids. That’s why we have a program that allows you to take home our hearing aids before you commit to buying them.

Make a confident choiceAs part of our unique program, we are sending you home with hearing aids to wear in the real world, so you can feel confident that the ones you choose will work well in the listening environments where you spend your time.

Make the most of your trial

Follow the tips below to ensure we get the insights we need to choose the best solution together.

Descriptions of listening environments Places to try out your hearing aids

One person talking at a time in a quiet background e.g., Talking with a family member in your living room

Participating in a conversation with two or three people, with other conversations involving four or five other people in the background e.g., Meeting a friend for coffee at a small café

Participating in a conversation with two or three people, with more than ten people talking in the background e.g., Socializing in a busy restaurant

Participating in a conversation with two or three people, with steady noise in the background e.g., Enjoying an outdoor patio lunch with traffic in the background

No conversation with a very quiet background e.g., Reading the morning newspaper at home

No conversation with steady noise in the background e.g., Running water and doing dishes

No conversation with music in the background e.g., Listening to recorded or live music

Variety matters Try out your hearing aids in many environments that are representative of your lifestyle – especially those that you typically find challenging. This will allow you to evaluate how the hearing aids can benefit your day-to-day life. The chart below outlines different listening environments you can spend time in.

More is betterWear your trial hearing aids for as many hours as possible during the day. This provides a realistic view of your listening environments and allows you to get used to the way amplification sounds.

95% of people with hearing loss can benefit from using hearing aids.1