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More To Hearing Loss Treatment Than Hearing Aids While those with diagnosed hearing losses might immediately think of hearing aids, there are other options, especially if the hearing loss isn’t significant. If the patient can hear fairly well in most situations, it’s quite possible to retrain and rehabilitate the ears to hear what sounds are being missed. An audiologist can perform special tests that will not only verify the level of hearing lost, but whether an individual can benefit from this kind of therapy. There are also hearing devices that can help amplify sound if the problems are just a result from not being able to hear the TV or not hearing people clearly on the telephone. Amplification is sometimes all that is needed to make these situations better, and investing in hearing aids is not only expensive then, but a little overboard. Having a telephone with volume control or using closed captioning on the TV can help clarify what is heard if only a few words are being missed. The level of projection and inflection in the human voice is such that these slight changes

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More To Hearing Loss Treatment Than Hearing Aids

While those with diagnosed hearing

losses might immediately think of

hearing aids, there are other

options, especially if the hearing

loss isn’t significant. If the patient

can hear fairly well in most

situations, it’s quite possible to retrain and rehabilitate the ears to

hear what sounds are being missed. An audiologist can perform

special tests that will not only verify the level of hearing lost, but

whether an individual can benefit from this kind of therapy.

There are also hearing devices that can help amplify sound if the

problems are just a result from not being able to hear the TV or

not hearing people clearly on the telephone. Amplification is

sometimes all that is needed to make these situations better, and

investing in hearing aids is not only expensive then, but a little

overboard. Having a telephone with volume control or using

closed captioning on the TV can help clarify what is heard if only

a few words are being missed. The level of projection and

inflection in the human voice is such that these slight changes

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can make a difference with mild hearing loss without the cost of

hearing aids.

If there are other environmental factors that keep you from

hearing your best, and audiologist can also perform tests to

narrow it down and see what can be done. If it’s an occupational

hazard or hobby hazard, such as hunting, an audiologist will be

able to advise you how to best handle the situation without

hearing aids but while still protecting your current level of hearing

and hearing better during those times. Additional special hearing

devices are made just for those particular occasions0 and hearing

aid providers can share and show them with and to you.

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