For many people with hearing loss, the first sound they realize is missing is singing birds. With spring in full swing, missing nature sounds can put a damper on the season, but hearing aids can help you stay connected.
How Do Hearing Aids Work?
Hearing aids have three parts: a microphone to collect sound, an amplifier to raise its volume and a speaker to send it to the ear canal. Your audiologist will adjust your devices to amplify specific frequencies according to your needs. For example, if you struggle to hear high-pitched sounds like birds singing or children talking, they’ll set your devices to amplify high-pitched sounds.
The Benefits of Hearing Aids in the Spring
A few benefits of getting your first pair of hearing aids this spring include:
- Listen to the sounds of the season. Hearing aids can amplify endless spring sounds, including but not limited to birds singing, water rushing along the Buckroe Beach shore, wind rustling through the trees and kids laughing in the park.
- Enjoy easier social outings. Hearing loss can make social outings feel tiring or difficult. With hearing aids, you’ll have an easier time understanding others, especially in large groups or noisy environments. The decreased listening effort and stress will leave you with more energy to enjoy springtime activities like picnics in the park, patio dinners and family barbeques.
- Stay safe during outdoor sports. Cycling, running or playing frisbee in the park are all fun spring activities. But untreated hearing loss can increase your risk of injury from errant frisbees, passing cyclists and runners or other potential accidents. Hearing aids keep you alert and ready to enjoy the season’s activities.
- Try new things. Hearing loss can make trying new things feel even scarier. With hearing aids, you can go to concerts, try new sports, head to farmers’ markets and more without fear that untreated hearing loss will make the experience more difficult.
Approximately 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from the clearer sound hearing aids offer. If you’ve been considering hearing aids but haven’t taken the leap, there’s no better time than now. Contact Hampton Roads ENT ~ Allergy today to discuss your hearing loss treatment options with one of our trusted specialists.