{"id":2000,"date":"2020-10-28T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T22:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamptonroadsent.com\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2020-10-28T18:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T22:53:03","slug":"how-often-should-you-wear-your-hearing-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonroadsent.com\/how-often-should-you-wear-your-hearing-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Should You Wear Your Hearing Aids?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The pandemic has caused you to spend more time at home than ever before, which means you likely are foregoing some of your daily habits, like putting on pants, taking a shower or wearing your hearing aids. However, audiologists advocate for wearing your hearing aids<\/a> during all waking hours \u2014 pandemic or no pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is It Important to Wear Hearing Aids at Home?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s important to wear your hearing aids<\/a> because untreated hearing loss subjects your brain to auditory deprivation. When you don\u2019t hear sounds of certain frequencies (in most cases, high frequencies), your brain begins to adapt to the lack of input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can illustrate this point by talking about babies who can\u2019t hear. \u201cIf hearing and speech and language are the parents\u2019 goal, we need to get stimulation to the auditory nerve quickly because neural synapses are developing,\u201d explains Catherine Palmer, president of the American Academy of Audiology and professor at the University of Pittsburgh. \u201cThis is an issue for adults as well. We don\u2019t want the auditory system deprived of sound because over time that can change auditory processing abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, you brain may forget how to hear certain sounds if it\u2019s not being exposed to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll Need to Readjust to Hearing Well Again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Think back to when you first got your hearing aids. Putting them on the first few times was probably overwhelming, right? It\u2019s easy to become overstimulated when you\u2019re hearing sounds you\u2019re not used to hearing<\/a>, and everything will probably at first seem much too loud and sharp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019ve neglected your hearing aids, you\u2019ll have to go through this adjustment process again when you do decide to wear them again, which usually takes two to three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Loss Increases Sense of Isolation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social interactions are fewer and further between during these times, so you should make the most of the ones you have. When someone isn\u2019t or hasn\u2019t been wearing their hearing aids, they\u2019ll often compensate for their trouble hearing by interrupting, monologuing, being reserved or talking at an inappropriate volume. This can make it harder to have meaningful and enjoyable conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make the most of your social interactions, even in unideal circumstances. Call Hampton Roads ENT today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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