Hearing loss treatment is an ongoing process that needs periodic attention to make sure your hearing aids are providing the assistance you need to hear your best. Especially in the first weeks or months of wear, you may require programming changes as you adjust to wearing your new hearing aids.

This is because hearing aids don’t work like eyeglasses. They don’t simply “sharpen” the sound and allow you to hear perfectly. Instead, they amplify desired sound and reduce background noise so that your ears take in more of what you want to hear. Then, your brain has to make sense of that sound. As you wear hearing aids, your brain will adjust to the difference in what you’re hearing over time. What may have sounded startling on the first day you wore your hearing aids may sound unclear in a few weeks, and your programming will need to be altered to reflect the changes in the way you’re hearing. This is a completely normal occurrence when you start to wear hearing aids for the first time.

That’s why it’s important to choose a hearing care provider who will be with you throughout the process, rather than sell you a set of hearing aids and hope for the best. Adam Thomas, the owner/president of Heritage Hearing Service, has nearly three decades of experience in the hearing care industry, and is a native resident of Michiana. It’s his mission to make sure you get the care you need, whether at the office or at your home.