Hearing loss makes life tougher. Not only does it make it harder to understand sounds that are happening around you, but it also makes it harder for you to participate in many of the activities that you enjoy. The good news is that treating your hearing loss with hearing aids can make it easy to keep doing what you love.
Let’s take a closer look at a few activities that are better with hearing aids!
Four Activities That Are Better With Hearing Aids
- Dining out. Busy restaurants can be a tough listening environment for anyone, especially those with any degree of hearing loss. The background noise that comes from other diners, plates and glasses clinking and music playing can make it so hard to hear what’s being said by your dining companions or server. Hearing aids can help to amplify the voices you want to hear while muffling distracting background noise.
- Staying active. You might be worried that doing physical activity like running, rock climbing or even playing a sport isn’t possible with hearing aids. However, the opposite is true. Not only should you continue your hearing aids while being physically active, but they can make it easier for you to hear important sounds, such as your trainer or running buddy trying to communicate with you. Just make sure to take a few precautions, like wearing hearing aid clips to keep them from falling out during your fitness class at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. It’s also essential to clean your hearing aid after your workout to prevent moisture buildup.
- Attending a film or play. Many hearing aids are equipped with telecoil, which is a small bit of copper wire that acts as a receiver. If you’re at a playhouse or movie theater that has a hearing loop system (as many do), you can activate your telecoil and stream sound from the speakers directly into your hearing aids to make listening easy and clear.
- Listening to music. Wearing headphones over your hearing aids can be difficult and cause a less-than-ideal listening experience. However, if you have hearing aids with Bluetooth® capabilities, you can stream music from your smartphone or laptop directly into your hearing aids, having them double as wireless earbuds.
Hearing Aids Keep You Connected
One of the worst parts of hearing loss is that it makes it harder to communicate and spend time with others. Research has shown that “untreated hearing loss significantly increases the odds of being emotionally lonely.”
By keeping you connected to the activities that you love, hearing aids also keep you connected to the people that you love.
If you’ve noticed changes in your hearing and want to learn more about your treatment options or schedule an appointment for a hearing test, call Advanced Hearing today.