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THE 5 STEPS TO
BETTER HEARING WITH HEARING AIDS
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STEP
1 | STEP 2 | STEP
3 | STEP 4
| STEP 5
STEP 2 - Make A Personal Choice
To Seek Help With A Good Attitude.
It
is not the purchase of a product
which will give you better hearing. Only about 20 percent of
your success to achieve better hearing will depend on the
performance of the hearing aid products you purchased.
The
fundamental requirement to overcome your hearing problem is your
deep, driving desire to learn and a
vigorous determination to increase your ability to hear. The
six characteristics which are present in all persons who complete
the transition to hearing aids are:
- Positive attitude.
- Willingness to learn.
- Relentless commitment not to
quit.
- Time spent practicing the use of
hearing aids.
- Patience while your brain
acclimates to ambient sounds and noises.
- Effort of the wearer which
matches their desire to increase their ability to hear.
Hearing
aids will not bring you instant gratification.
They are not like eyeglasses - which by simply putting them on will
result in clear vision. Hearing aids are more like skates;
buying a good pair of them is only the starting place. A good
coach who knows how to teach skating is the second step. Time
spent in practice, with a patient and a willing attitude by the
student, is the third and most important step.
To
achieve better hearing, you must work at it daily.
The ability to hear again can be relearned
-- not purchased. The most successful hearing aid users will
gladly tell you that their effort to learn, with their time spent
practicing was the price they paid for better hearing.
The
decision to have a good attitude about going through
the process to improve your hearing must be yours, not that of your
spouse, son or daughter. As a hearing professional, we cannot
make this commitment for you; it is your choice alone. Abe
Lincoln once remarked that "most folks are about as happy as
they make up their minds to be." And as you embark on the
process of better hearing, a cheerful attitude will not only effect
your success, but will be an encouragement to everyone you know.
STEP
1 | STEP 2 | STEP
3 | STEP 4
| STEP 5
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