The baby doesn’t always take to the idea of getting hearing aids put in at first. When the doctor attempts to fit the hearing aids in the baby’s ears, they initially resist. They may cry before they smile with delight. A wide range of emotions overtakes them. They’re not sure what’s going on. But then, with renewed hearing, the world opens up for them.
Does the idea of using hearing aids make you anxious? You’re not by yourself. People of every age can be a bit anxious about this.
You might not even know. It was a very gradual development. You quit listening to music. It seems like it used to be a lot more satisfying. Sometimes, it was even grating. It got even worse when you cranked up the volume.
Hearing impairment doesn’t just effect the volume you can hear. Some pitches of sound are lost while others are not effected.
Music is, as every musician knows, a wonderful blend of sound frequencies that meld together to create the sound that we hear as…., well, music. If you can’t hear the magnificent complexity of music, it just isn’t the same.
But put on your hearing aid. Now, those tones which were once silent can be vibrantly heard. Music once again comes alive. It becomes a fantastic pleasure in your life that you’d lost.
Remember all those birds in your yard? If you go to the park there will be hundreds. You never recognized how much you liked their chirps until they were gone.
Relationships can be substantially strained by untreated hearing loss. People become frustrated. They do not understand. They tend to argue more. Sometimes, in order to not feel like a burden, people with hearing loss will go into seclusion.
Get used to speaking with each other again. Talk for hours. Go back to spending time with your loved ones and engaging in activities you love.
Do you feel nervous about what you can’t hear? Would you hear the voice of an injured family member yelling to you from another room? Could you hear the doorbell, oven timer, or smoke alarm? Perhaps you would miss an important phone call because you didn’t hear it ring.
When you stroll around the neighborhood, are you certain that you will hear oncoming traffic, pedestrian signals, or a bicycle bell?
These “what ifs” can make us feel vulnerable in places where we should be totally secure.
You’ll be amazed when you suddenly hear them again. You’ll wish you dealt with it sooner. Think your hearing loss isn’t that severe? Get it checked out. Schedule a hearing test and discover what you’ve been missing.