Hearing Aid Fitting in Dallas, TX
Scheduling a hearing aid fitting is a crucial step to making sure your new hearing aids work properly. Getting a snug, custom fit helps make sure that you don’t hear feedback and helps keep them from falling out.
At McLean Hearing Center in Dallas, TX, we’ll also take this time to show you how to insert and remove your hearing aids properly, how to clean them without causing damage to the device, and how to retrain your ears to hear again.
What's a Hearing Aid Fitting?
Hearing aids are not just earbuds or mini-speakers. Getting a proper fitting is akin to getting a prescription for eyeglasses. Your ear is unique — what fits and stays comfortable in your ear canal all day will be different from other people. Hearing aids are also programmed to the exact results of your hearing test, so they complement your ear’s current hearing ability.
Some types of hearing loss require specific kinds of hearing aids and may require making a mold of your ear so it sits correctly in the canal. Even when custom molds aren’t necessary, getting a snug fit helps reduce feedback and issues with comfort.
Real-Ear Measurement
Hearing aid manufacturers offer recommendations on amplification based on your hearing results — but that’s all these are, recommendations. Real-ear measurement helps us determine whether the output at these recommended settings is accurate and appropriate for your ears. Since all ears are slightly different, the real output of a hearing aid may not match the expected output. With the help of a tiny microphone, we can adjust your hearing aids to the proper output and volume for your ears.
Fine-Tuning Your Hearing Aid
Even when customizing the settings to your hearing profile, there will be a period of adjustment with your new hearing aids. Your brain will need some time to relearn how to process sounds it hasn’t heard in a while — the worse the hearing loss, the longer this process typically takes.
The first few weeks, you should practice using your hearing aids in different environments and by listening to audio recordings of books while you read the words. This helps your brain re-acquaint itself with processing sounds into words.
During this adjustment period, also make note of any environments or circumstances where the hearing aid didn’t work as expected or wasn’t comfortable. We’ll help you tweak your hearing aids until they give you the sound quality and performance you’re expecting.
Ready for your hearing aid fitting?
A proper fitting makes all the difference in how your hearing aids sound and feel. Schedule your hearing aid fitting at McLean Hearing Center today.