What A Hearing Center Can Do For You

Most people have five senses: touch, sight, hearing

, smell, and taste. Each one of them is important. They often compensate for each other when one is lost. Sometimes they can be fixed when they are gone and sometimes they cannot. When your hearing is the sense that is lost, a hearing center can help you recover it.

The human ear has three parts, the outer, the middle, and the inner ear. The outermost part of the ear, what you see from the outside, collects sounds and passes them to the eardrum, which is the gateway to the middle ear. Here you will find three small bones. These vibrate as sound comes through on its way to the inner ear, where it is translated into what you actually hear. In the inner ear there is a unique fluid that helps with balance and stimulates the nerves so the brain will receive appropriate sensory messages.

Once the brain has received the "message" of the sound in the ear, that message goes to one of two hemispheres, depending on the side of the ear the sound goes into. The interprets and understands the sound, and can tell the person exactly where the noise comes from. This happens in microseconds. If only one ear processes the sounds, however, the brain does not receive accurate information and cannot interpret it properly. This can indicate a hearing problem.

When you are experiencing hearing loss, it is usually one of three types; conductive, sensorineural, or mixed.

If it is conductive, something is preventing the sounds from making it into the inner parts of the ear. Surgery or modification can usually fix these problems.

If the problem is sensorineural, it usually lies deeper than the outer ear and is often caused by damage to the nerves. This cannot usually be corrected, but can be assisted through implants or hearing aids.

Sometimes hearing loss is caused by a mixture of both problems, and is called mixed hearing loss. This type can be corrected through the use of hearing aids.

An audiologist at your nearby hearing center can help you determine what the problems with your hearing are and can help you get used to your new hearing devices if they are needed. Usually you will start wearing them for short periods of time at a time, slowly adding time until you are ready to wear them consistently. You will do this at home so you can minimize distractions.

If your hearing implements do become uncomfortable, don't hesitate to call the hearing center, as you may need to have them adjusted.

by: Abigail Aaronson

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