Hearing aids - how best to get used to them

I was issued with NHS hearing aids in 2002. The lovely audiologist suggested I wear them for half an hour a day to “get used to them.”
I walked out of the hospital, sat in my car & put them in my ears. I kept them in all the time & quickly got used to better hearing. It was great. S*d that half an hour lark! Just stuff em in & get on with it.
Mind over matter.

Exactly the same as Nonogran. Go for it!

Yes , wear them !
Every time you take them out you have to get used to not hearing , then get used to them all over again
Some nights I forget to take them out ! The crinkly noise of the pillow reminds me !

I did the same. Have kept wearing them all day every day from the very start. It was great at first to be able to hear. My tinnitus was gone too. I think I may need a retest as my hearing seems less good and my tinnitus is back. Wouldn’t be without now. Good luck with yours.

Following on from my hearing aids being fitted I walked out of the building into the street. Suddenly I could hear sounds I had forgotten about. It felt wonderful. My hearing aids go in first thing every morning and are removed at bedtime. There is a button on the top of each aid. I simply press this to adjust to the environment I am in. For instance, two pings is suitable for noisy places, enabling me to shut out background noise and enjoy conversation. I never needed to get used to wearing hearing aids, but a word of caution. If you use a face mask do take care to ensure that you don't inadvertently pull the aid out of your ear when removing the mask. Best of luck with yours.

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aggie

Yes , wear them !
Every time you take them out you have to get used to not hearing , then get used to them all over again
Some nights I forget to take them out ! The crinkly noise of the pillow reminds me !

Just do not wear them in the shower!

It does seem to vary from person to person whether they drive you mad at first. If they do, try wearing them in the park in the morning and hear the birds singing - will remind you of what you have been missing. I had analogue hearing aids back in the 70s they were horrible & really difficult to get used to but the modern digital hearing aids are bliss. Keep them clean, keep your ears wax-free and get the tubing changed every 3 months to minimize whistling and distortion.

I wish I had persevered with mine.
I found it quite frightening when I first wore them, in that my hearing seemed supersonic.
I think I must have been really deaf for a very long time without believing people who told me I was realising.

Nonogran

I was issued with NHS hearing aids in 2002. The lovely audiologist suggested I wear them for half an hour a day to “get used to them.”
I walked out of the hospital, sat in my car & put them in my ears. I kept them in all the time & quickly got used to better hearing. It was great. S*d that half an hour lark! Just stuff em in & get on with it.
Mind over matter.

I was told the opposite. To keep them in all day. Can remember walking out of the hearing centre and listening to the birds twittering away. Hearing loss is so gradual that you don’t realise just how much you are missing out on!

That was such a shock to me, hearing a bird twittering!
I couldn't work out what it was - I'm sure they never used to make those sounds.

Oh, and I think I was told to keep them in as much as possible.
Mine also made my ears itch, too.
I think you can ask for the earpiece in a different material, though, if that's the case.

My father wore hearing aids all his life after damage from malaria treatment. He said he "put them in and never took them out".
Of course he did take them out in reality as he removed them when he went to bed.

My mother-in-law keeps removing hers "only when I don't need them" she says. I think it's a mistake as she has to get used to them again and again.

Glasses,hearing aids and a mask,have to be very careful when I take the mask off Also it is quite difficult fitting it all behind my very small ears

Have noise related hearing loss, covering the range of the human voice. Doc referred me to the Audiology Centre.
30 mins after the hearing test, walked out with new NHS aids, to hear the rain thundering on then umbrella and the wet grass squelching under my feet.
After 3 years recalled for the analogue type to be replaced by digital. (They have survived being dropped, trodden on and being retrieved from the toilet bowl!)
The first ones could be used with a hearing loop, and the next had noise blanking; which seemed ineffective to me, but I'm deaf!
Eventually, one failed, "Well you have had them for five years, which is about their life", so replaced.
Would not be without them! Hearing conversation, in a noisy environment can be difficult, so no pub meals when the footy is on!
FWIW, persist with your aids. They have to be better than nothing.
But keep them clean, the tiny tubes do block with wax. Problems? Have twice had the tube break when removing for cleaning, leaving the screw in bit in the aid. The end of a sharp nail scissor blade unscrewed it. I always keep at least one pair of tubes as spares, against repeats.

Me too. I bunged 'em in and left 'em in - bingo!!

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I think I have the same ones Jaxjacky. They are NHS. I find it easier to alter the all the settings including volume on my iphone. The app is BeMore. The audiologist recommended it. The screen shots are from it.

Aepgirl I've worn them for 18 months and love them.

I have lost them sometimes (find them again though). Once I was getting back into the car and took my mask off only to take off one aid too. Looked everywhere around me. Nothing. That was until I went to bed at night and it flew out as I took my jumper off.