{"id":2052,"date":"2023-02-17T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T19:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hearbetterevansville.com\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2023-02-23T18:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:54:08","slug":"why-wearing-hearing-aids-is-different-from-wearing-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearbetterevansville.com\/why-wearing-hearing-aids-is-different-from-wearing-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Wearing Hearing Aids Is Different from Wearing Glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Both hearing loss<\/a> and vision loss are extremely common. While both are a type of sensory loss, the treatments for each are very different. We review how they are different below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Aids Are Less Common than Glasses<\/h2>\n\n\n
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According to The Vision Council<\/a>, \u201cThere are 166.5 million US adults (63.7%) wearing Rx eyeglasses as of 2021.\u201d Meanwhile, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders<\/a> report, \u201cAbout 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from using hearing aids\u201d; however, only one in five<\/a> people who could benefit actually uses one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Aids Don\u2019t Restore \u201c20\/20\u201d Hearing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you put on a pair of prescription glasses fit for your vision loss, in many cases, your vision is essentially restored to 20\/20. The same effect is not achieved by putting in a set of hearing aids, however. Rather than restoring hearing, hearing aids work by amplifying sounds to a level your damaged ears can detect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Aids Require an Adjustment Period<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As stated above, you can see well as soon as you put on your glasses for the first time. Again, with hearing aids, it\u2019s different. There is an adjustment period with hearing aids where your brain needs time to re-learn how to process sounds, like your partner\u2019s voice at Penny Lane Coffehouse on Franklin over the sounds of other patrons\u2019 conversations. The longer you wait to seek treatment for your hearing loss, the longer the adjustment period will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing Aids Require Follow-Up Visits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you leave your ophthalmologist\u2019s office, you probably don\u2019t need to return for another year or two for a follow-up eye exam. However, when you leave your audiologist\u2019s office, plan to return over the next several weeks and months. You\u2019ll need to do this because the programming of your hearing aids will need to be tweaked, as it was initially based on the results of your hearing test, which took place in a soundproof booth, not real-world situations. To learn more or to schedule an appointment with an audiologist to be fit with hearing aids<\/a>, call Hearing Healthcare Center, Inc. today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n