If you have never worn hearing aids before, you might not know what to expect when starting the process of getting hearing aids. There are a few steps involved, and it is essential to understand how to best work with the audiologist to ensure you get the most from your hearing aids.

Ear Examination

When you go to the audiologist for hearing aids, you may be expecting a hearing exam, but a reputable hearing aid service will go further than that. The audiologist will ask you questions about your hearing loss, like how long it has been going on, getting progressively worse, and doing a complete ear exam to check for physical damage to your ears.

If there is something wrong inside the ear, it may cause hearing issues, or it could cause the hearing aid not to fit correctly, and then it may not work effectively. Once all the tests are complete, and the exam is finished, the audiologist will talk with you and recommend a solution for resolving your hearing issues. 

If hearing aids are the best option, the audiologist will take some molds of your ears so they can make the hearing aids specifically for you. The fit is essential for them to work for you; once the molds are complete, the audiologist can order the hearing aids to fit you.

Ordering Your Hearing Aids

The audiologist will order your hearing aids to ensure that they get suitable models and proper programming to best work for your hearing loss. A small in-ear hearing aid might be perfect for you, or you may need a more powerful over-the-ear hearing aid, but your audiologist can recommend the right one. 

Hearing Aid Fitting

Once your hearing aids arrive at the audiologist's office, they will have you return to the office and fit them for you. During this process, you will have a follow-up hearing test with the hearing aids on, and they can use a computer to adjust the sound and levels in the hearing aids to make them comfortable for you to use. 

Your audiologist will check the fit of the hearing aids to ensure that they fit in your ears properly, and then the audiologist will go over the controls and any special features that they may have. There are hearing aids that are Bluetooth-compatible and can pair to your phone, some that work with smart TVs so you can hear it better, and many other features that can make getting the most out of your new hearing aids easier.