What’s A Safe Listening volume?

The damage to your ear occurs with the louder sound and exposure of the volume to your ears. Usually, the sound is measured in decibel units, like the height is measured in feet or inches. Because sensitive ear lobes and eardrums can’t hear all frequencies, or pitches of sound, the decibel (dB) can be used to explain the sound based on what human ears can hear.

The safe levels of Sound are at or below 70 dB. The sounds which are above 85dB are most likely to damage your ears over time.

There is a greater risk for hearing damage if anyone is continuously exposed to noise levels above 85 dB over a long period of time.

That’s the sole reason why DJ operators and other staff at concerts wear earplugs to avoid damage while they’re on job.

The kids today use devices which have noise levels much higher than 90dB. The music played through the earphones at the highest volumes 95-110 dB.

Distance from the source

Distance plays an important role as the sound gets louder as you move closer to the sound origin and lighter as you move away from the source. If you are a few meters away from the sound, the risk of damage to your hearing is much lighter. For instance at concerts, for instance, sitting far from the speakers will reduce your risk of damage.

Time

Time also plays an important role in the amount of volume. If you are exposed to loud sounds on a routine basis, your risk for hearing damage increases over time. Even a single but big long-lasting loud event can cause damage to your ears. Sounds which are below 70 dB are usually considered safe and impact for better hearing, even if they last a long time. 

Sound levels are more likely to damage your hearing if they are:

• 85 dBA - Few hours.
• 100 dBA - 15 minutes.
• 110 dBA – immediate or at least 2 minutes

Home care Tips for Hearing Aids

Do you understand why your hearing aid gets obsolete sometimes? The moisture and earwax can affect hearing aids to malfunction. Here are the steps that you can control your hearing aid from damage.

Here are a few easy things you can do at home to keep your hearing aids in better shape:

 

1.    While handling the hearing device always handle it with care.

2.    Always wipe your hands dry before handling the device and store it in dry places when you’re not wearing it.

3.    Keep it away from children and pets to avoid damage.

4.    Always turn off the device when you’re not wearing it.

5.    Remove the battery and clean the slots with cotton swabs and see if there’s any dirt. The sound which comes from the amplifier may be deterred because of the dirt and moisture on the filter. Change the filter for better performance.

6.    Alike your bike needs a cleaning and service every 3 months, your hearing aid also requires routine cleaning schedules.

7.    Avoid wearing your hearing aids in the shower, while swimming or while using a hair dryer. 

 

Regular cleaning of your hearing aids can save them from repairs and gives you the durability you’d expect. It is very common like a car service that you need professional help every now and then to update and add some features which extend durability. It is same with the hearing aids too. A routine professional check and cleaning schedule keeps it in the best shape and serves you better. This device is exposed to advert environmental and physical factors like humidity, earwax, water, moisture and more. Advanced hearing aids which sit in the canal of the year are more susceptible to earwax and over-the-ear hearing aid devices are exposed to sweat and water. Everyday nurturing of the device can reduce the number of repairs, discomfort for a few days and lifespan.

How does your Heart Health affect Hearing?

How is your heart health? Does it affect your hearing? You might be worried about how heart health and hearing health are connected. It is recommended to people who are over a certain age or experience cardio-vascular disease to monitor themselves with regular tests and seek professional help. In addition to maintaining heart-healthy habits, it’s important to regularly monitoring your health. If it’s detected that you do have hearing loss, hearing aids are the most preferred treatment option.

The auditory nerve is highly sensitive to blood flow. It is the passage portion of your inner ear and is responsible for hearing. Thus, poor flow of blood due to cardiovascular disease or damage to the inner ear’s blood veins and vessels can lead to hearing loss affects. The inner ear’s sensitivity means that the problems in the vascular system are more appealing in the inner ear than other body parts, which are less sensitive.

Doctors believe that the inner ear passage is so sensitive to blood flow that it is possible you can realize by hearing problems that you’re going to have abnormalities in the cardiovascular system could be noted here faster than in other parts of the body.

Coronary heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and stroke have also been intertwined to hearing impairment. So what does this all mean? If hearing loss is found, it could tend to mean there’s a possible risk of heart related disease. If your family ever had a history of heart related diseases, hearing tests are especially prominent. Having regular hearing check-up should become a routine part of your medical tests. A certified audiologist or hearing professional can analyze your hearing and offer you hearing suggestion and the help needed on your hearing problems. 

Advanced Hearing aid offers extensive hearing exams that frame the hearing profile hearing. If you’re interested, please contact HNR speech and hearing. 

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Hearing Aid Expectations vs Reality

It is important that you realize to understand the basic information about how hearing aids works and how the amplification works in the device. As a new hearing aid user, you also need to recognize the possible limitations that devices encounter. There are few realistic expectations that you need to understand.

EXPECTATIONS OF HEARING AIDS

• The hearing aid device can’t completely restore your hearing communication to normal. The instruments are amplified device which gives you sounds but cannot totally cure hearing loss. It is your brain that adjusts to the limitations of the amplified sound.

• You cannot be fully compatible from day 1 with the amplified sounds in the ear. You should be persistent to deal with it. It may take the span of wearing period before you understand the device and reap its benefits.

• Daily and routine hour usage can heighten your chance for successful compatibility to hearing aids.

• A perfectly-fit hearing aid should sit comfortably in the canal. Hearing aids is made of denture like impressions. So, you need to adjust until you feel comfortable.

• Your own voice may sound weird and loud to you at first. You will have to adjust to this over a span of time. The people who are hearing impaired sometimes talk loudly in order to understand themselves and do not realize the process they are doing so. Your hearing aids will help you to configure and monitor the volume of your voice.

• A hearing aid microphone is most effective at picking up sound originating form within few feet from the hearing aid. The closer you are from the sound source, the more effectively the hearing aid will work.

• Advertisers claim that hearing aids eliminate background noises. However, no hearing aids eliminate complete background noises. A hearing aid is most functional effective when used in quiet surroundings. New hearing aid circuits are now on the market which reduces interference from background noise.

• There are significant advantages if you use hearing aid devices for both the ears for most hearing impaired people.

• Its common to face trouble whenever you use a telephone with your hearing aid on. An option can be added to the device which is called Telecoil which amplifies the interference coming through the telephone. 

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External vs internal hearing aids

A hearing aid is an electronic device that you clip in behind your ear or in your ear. It elevates some sounds louder and clearer so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, reciprocate and participate actively in daily activities. A hearing aid can help people hear effectively in both quiet and noisy surroundings. However, the users of hearing aid are rare as only one out of five people who need and would benefit from a hearing aid actually use one. Below are the types and styles of devices.

Styles in hearing aid devices

External devices

These are the devices which connect to ear through small tube called contra. It is visible and it has multiple variants.

Behind the canal (BTE)

Mini BTE

Internal devices

These are devices which sit in the canal and can’t be visible. There are few variants in this kind too.

In the ear (ITE)

In the canal (ITC)

Invisible in the canal (IIC)

Completely in the canal (CIC)

Types of devices

Analog devices

Analog aids convert the noises and sounds and amplify signal so the user can listen to sounds clearly. It is a customized device to meet the needs of each user. The audiologist specifies the configurations and details to the manufacturer so he can make the device suitable for you. Analog hearing aids have more programs and settings. An audiologist can configure the device through the computer and you can change the program for different backgrounds and environments—from a small room to a crowded public places to large, open areas, such as a entertainment malls. Analog circuit of device can be used in all types of hearing aids. Analog aids usually are less economical than digital aids.

Digital devices

Do you know binary code? Yes, a series of 10101 which we actually witness in films to communicate or signal is the binary code. Digital aids convert the noises and sound waves into numerical codes, similar to the binary code and transmit them before amplifying them. Because the code also includes facets like sound’s pitch or loudness, the aid can be specially configured to amplify some signals more than others. It helps an audiologist with more flexibility in adjusting the aid to a user’s comfort and to certain listening environments.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT DEVICE

The severity of your hearing loss is the primary information to find the device that you require. The hearing aid that will work best for you depends on the kind and severity of your hearing loss. If you have a hearing problem in both of your ears, two hearing aids are generally prescribed because two aids provide a more natural signal to your hearing senses. Hearing in both ears also will help you understand speech and locate where the sound is coming from. Your audiologist helps you in picking the right device that suits you the best.

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Are hearing aids waterproof?

A hearing aid dropped in the water

If your hearing aid accidentally fell in water:

• Turn the device immediately
• Take out the battery and wipe clean the device with a dry cloth,
• Shrug it and gently shake it pour out the remaining water if any,
• Keep the hearing aid on a dry cloth in a warm, dry place for several hours with the battery compartment open.

How do find out if my hearing aid is waterproof?

If your hearing aid is IP rated it is water resistant to a limit but not wholly waterproof. So to find out if your device is waterproof or not just check the IP rating engraved on your device  or find the user manual which consists all the information about the device. If you still cannot figure out   your hearing care professional can help you with the information about the device.

Are waterproof hearing aids more expensive?

The new generation of hearing aid device with the IP 68 which makes them water resistant and nano-coated lining on the devices give you added advantages both functionally and physically, so they can be worn in any time of day in any over cast conditions, rain, or splashing water. However, this technology advancement is slightly more expensive than the technology in traditional devices.

Special hearing aids for swimming

The 1.5 meters is maximum depth and 30 minutes is the limit that can be water resistant of IP 68 Nano-coated Hearing aids. However, this doesn’t mean that device can be exposed to extreme rainy conditions regularly for swimming, especially in the sea, as salt water releases crystals that can damage the device.

Hearing aid got wet: What can I do?

If your hearing aid has been immersed in water or you're in a particularly in rainy place, it may be enough to wipe your hearing aid device dry with a cloth. Most hearing aids can adjust contact with water or be submerged to shallow dips, credit goes to nano-coating technologies. However, it is important to act as soon as possible to avoid damage.

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Beginners guide to hearing aid

Hearing aids has so many options to choose from and they come in all shapes and sizes, it can be a bit intimidating to know what is the perfect choice of hearing aids for you.

Below, we have put down the tips to an extensive beginners guide to the various types of hearing aids available. This will help you get understanding the options you have for your hearing loss and put you at comfort.

To find the right hearing device for your hearing solutions, don’t delay to get in touch with our audiologists at HNR hearing specialists.

First as beginner you should understand that “What exactly is a hearing aid?”

A hearing aid is an electronic device which amplify the voices and sounds to assist the wearer to hear speech and sounds that makes him better and communicative. Even though their primary function is to enable hearing to the wearer but they come in different styles and sizes to the comfort of the wearer. These devices are classified as medical devices normally.

Types of hearing aids available

Invisible hearing aids

Behind the ear hearing aids

Invisible in the canal hearing aids

In the ear hearing aids

How are hearing aids fitted?

The primary step is a full diagnostic evaluation of hearing, this includes:

• A series of tests are being taken to evaluate and gather the information of your medical, life style and hearing profile. This process is called audiogram.
• The speech in noise testing done by playing a series of noises and ask the patient to repeat which is the most significant test to evaluate the problem of hearing. This test results state how well you can hear and it’s called as speech discrimination test.
• Once we have listed out all the relevant diagnostic information, a full orientation is given using the information gather to indicate the affect the hearing loss has on the ability to hear and what we can improve with amplification of the device.

The most perfect and suitable types of hearing aid devices will be discussed and the different styles available. Once we have fixed the best options together, in some cases we may need to take impressions of the ear to decide the most comfortable hearing aid. These impressions will go for processing and then you can wear your hearing aid comfortably.

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