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6. Visit public buildings
Visit public buildings. Try to sit near the speaker; try to be seated in the front rows in a show. Avoid a seat
behind a pillar or in an alcove, you will be in a ‘sound shadow.’
In a restaurant, sit with your back towards the wall. This avoids disturbing noises coming from behind you.
7. Use your telephone
Often, you can hear the telephone clearly with your hearing instrument in a microphone program. Hold the
telephone handset 1-inch (2-3cm) from your ear and tilt the receiver outwards a little.
Your hearing instrument meets strict international regulations. Therefore, it should be possible to use a GSM
telephone in most cases.
However, in some circumstances, disturbance might be audible through your hearing instrument.
8. Use your instrument all day
Using your hearing instrument and practising with it is the best way to learn to hear again. Even if you can
hear without an instrument in some cases. Try to wear your instrument all day. In that way, you will benefit
the most.
Of course, a hearing instrument cannot restore natural hearing, but it will help you make the most of your
hearing as it is today.
Go beyond these eight steps and discover the world of sound around you. Do the things you enjoy and
listen to the sounds from your environment.
