Hearing Aid Use Boosted By Former President Admitting To Hearing Loss
There is an age old adage that says, "silence is golden" but some 20 million Americans
who currently deal with a certain amount of hearing loss, are hopeful they won't find that out. So that their ability to hear is amplified, many have bought and now wear hearing aids.
Due to the use of hearing aids by a former US president, hearing aids are shaking off their negative image. The President was seen on a national telecast wearing one of the new ear canal hearing aids. Even more significant was his admission that he had suffered hearing loss.
It is estimated that just a little over 12% of the 20 million Americans that have hearing difficulties actually wear hearing aids. Experts believe that this is due, in part, to many patients not actually doing something about their hearing loss until approximately five years or more after they first notice the loss.
She says that out-dated or wrong attitudes usually cause people to be reluctant about wearing a hearing aid. Besides the fact that hearing aids are associated adversely with getting older, many people think of them as bulky and unattractive devices.
Most people equate it with being old, but hearing loss can also occur in children. According to her the last 50 years has seen a big change in the design and efficiency of hearing aids.
There are many new options available to help a larger variety of patients be able to hear. The latest innovations to hit the market is the very small ear canal hearing aid. It has been dubbed the "Reagan Aid" due to the use of this device by the former US president.
Created just over a year ago, the canal aid device is built with a highly advanced technology and is custom made to be able to fit directly in the ear canal, is barely visible, weighs just a few grams, and has been designed to emphasize sounds of a higher pitch, but not for any severe hearing loss.
It's a good looking hearing aid, but since it's so small it's not as effective. Quality control of the canal aid is not up to the level it should be, and the number produced is quite limited.
Thanks to the intricacies of its design it can not be manufactured in big quantities for low prices, these canal aids are the most sought after aids although they are not the most popular thanks to these limitations.
As of today, the behind-the-ear model is the most popular type. Accounting for nearly 53% of the market, according to a recent survey carried out by the national hearing aid society.
When it comes hearing aids, the new canal aids are making up nearly 50 percent of sales today. Thanks to their long hair being able to cover behind the ear aids, women will usually opt for these hearing aids while men will rather having a canal aid. In spite of the behind-the-ear units' popularity, there are still other contraptions being made.
It is important to know that anybody who feels they need a hearing aid should seek professional diagnoses before attempting to purchase one. In order to purchase a hearing aid, you must receive authorization from a designated medical professional.
She also mentioned that any professional physician has the ability to provide a patient with permission, but a hearing professional would be the best person to turn to for a diagnosis in hearing impairment.
You still should seek the advice of your medical doctor because hearing loss can be a sign or an infection or another medical problem that can be corrected either medically or surgically without the need for hearing aids.
State law provides that a patient must have a medical permission slip in order to purchase a hearing aid, however if the patient signs a waiver, he or she can forgo a medical exam.
If somebody attempts to do this the hearing aid dealer is required by law to explain the waiver and inform the person that it is not the best route to take. Once a customer executes such a waiver, the hearing aid vendor is free to do a hearing loss assessment and fit the individual for a hearing appliance.
Authorities suggest that anyone buying a hearing aid seek consultation with a qualified audiologist capable of performing appropriate testing. Some of the regular dispensers of hearing aids are able to provide you with testing services.
Customers should ask whether the hearing aid vendor offers trial periods before the hearing aid purchase is finalized. This may cost a small fee however.
While the size of hearing aids are going down and they're increasing in popularity, they're only a stopgap measure. The audiologist said it is important to remember that a hearing aid does not equal real hearing, they are unable to truly replace that important sense.
by: John Chambers
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