For those who are having hearing problems, hearing aids are a great treatment option. These complex devices go in or around the ear and work to amplify sound so that your brain can process sounds. While hearing aids can't cure your hearing loss, they can allow you to hear better than you currently are.

How Can Hearing Aids Restore Your Hearing?

To understand how hearing aids can help you hear, you need to understand the hearing process. It all starts with your ears that absorb sound waves. These sounds go to the brain for processing and decoding. When you experience hearing loss, some of the sounds around you aren't absorbed by your ears.

Hearing aids amplify the sounds that you're unable to hear. With proper amplification, your ears can absorb those noises. Then, they send them to your brain for processing. When you first put in your new hearing aids, it can be overwhelming. You can hear all those long-lost sounds that you haven't heard in a long time.

Good Hearing Health Habits to Get Into

Hearing aids can help your brain to process sounds that you wouldn't be able to without them. But, they aren't a permanent cure for your hearing issues. The best thing you can do is work to prevent hearing loss from occurring in the first place. There are a few practices that you should follow to help better protect their hearing.

First, you should be protecting your hearing against loud noises. If you plan on going to see fireworks up close or attend a race at the track, make sure that you take earplugs with you. Protecting your ears with these earplugs will help to filter out the loud noises. It can also prevent these sounds from damaging the inner components of your ears.

Another important thing to note is that noises don't always have to be super loud to damage your hearing. Certain noises that you hear over a long period of time can be damaging. For example, running your lawn mower for an extended period of time can be damaging to your hearing. It's best to wear hearing protection when you're going to be around loud equipment. If you're around any noise that lasts for an extended period of time, wear protection then as well.

You should also be undergoing regular ear exams every three to five years. This will help to detect any mild loss in hearing so that you can seek treatment. The sooner that we address the hearing loss, the less likely it is that your hearing loss will progress.

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If you're starting to experience hearing loss, then it's time to give us a call. Let our hearing care professionals check your hearing. We can provide you with recommendations to help you communicate better.