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Our
specialties:
Clinic:
'SANJEEVINI'
WESTGATE PRIDE FALNIR
ROAD MANGALORE-575002 INDIA
TEL: 91-824-2423077
E-mail:
entcentre@gmail.com
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Why are people reluctant
to use hearing aids?
Different persons react
differently to the use of a hearing aid. If the hearing impairment is of the
sensorineural or nerve type, the person can hear speech sounds if they are loud
enough but cannot understand what is being said. It is true that speech must be
loud enough to permit the listener to understand to his full capability. But
making speech increasingly louder will not necessarily lead to a corresponding
improvement in discrimination because the hearing nerve has become less
sensitive to the acoustic differences of speech sounds. Because the prime
function of an aid is to amplify sounds, some users of these instruments
continue to experience difficulty in understanding in spite of increasing the
loudness levels. Another problem for a new hearing aid user is to adjust to the
surrounding noise. People have very high expectations and expect to hear like a
normal individual while using these devices. When the quality of amplified
sound does not match their expectations they discard these devices.
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