Tips for Better Communication
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Hearing Aid Care
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Troubleshooting Guide
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
SOLUTIONS
Not Loud Enough
Low battery
Replace battery
Blocked microphone
or receiver
Clean or replace wax
guard as needed
Hearing change
Contact your Miracle-Ear
®
Hearing Care Professional
Debris buildup
Clean both microphone
and receiver with brush
Inconsistent
Performance
Low battery
Replace battery
Blocked microphone
or receiver
Clean or replace wax
guard as needed
Unclear, Distorted
Performance
Low battery
Replace battery
Blocked microphone
or receiver
Clean or replace wax
guard as needed
Blocked vent
Clean vent
Defective
hearing aid
Contact your Miracle-Ear
Hearing Care Professional
Dead
Low battery
Replace battery
Blocked microphone
or receiver
Clean or replace wax
guard as needed
Your Miracle-Ear
®
Hearing Care Professional will recommend an
appropriate schedule to help you adapt to your new hearing aid. It
will take practice, time and patience for your brain to adapt to the
new sounds that your hearing aid provides. Hearing is only part
of how we share thoughts, ideas and feelings. Reading lips, facial
expressions and gestures can help the learning process and add
to what amplification alone may miss.
Please review the following simple communication tips:
For You
•
Move closer to and look at the speaker
•
Sit face-to-face in a quiet room
•
Try different locations to find the best place to listen
•
Minimize distractions
•
Background noises may be frustrating at first; remember, you
have not heard them for a while
•
Let others know what you need; keep in mind that people
cannot “see” your hearing loss
•
Develop realistic expectations of what your hearing aids can
and cannot do
•
Better hearing with hearing aids is a learned skill combining
desire, practice and patience
