Beltone LND17CIC HP, Инструкция по эксплуатации

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3. Have a conversation with a single person
Use your instrument in conversation with one person, a family member or a friend. Move to a quiet spot.
Explain that you are now wearing a hearing instrument. Ask the other person to talk normally. Look at your
conversation partner. If your instrument is tuned to your requirements you will be able to communicate bet-
ter than before.
4. Listen to radio or television
Listen to the radio or television. Start with the news, then turn to another programme. Ask a ‘normal hearing’
person to set the volume of your radio or television to a comfortable level. If necessary, adjust the volume
on your hearing instrument.
If you cannot understand the radio or television, ask your hearing care practitioner to adjust your hearing
instrument.
5. Get used to conversations in a group
Following conversations in a group is often difficult because of the background noise. Listen to the different
voices. Try to recognise them by timbre or rhythm and link each voice to a person. Focus your attention on
the person you want to understand. Practice this regularly. If you did not understand something that was
said, please ask for it to be repeated.
Ensure that you can see the face of your conversation partner(s) clearly and that there is sufficient light. This
will help you to lip-read. Avoid looking into the light. Position yourself with your back towards the window,
so that you can see the other person(s) better. Ask others to talk slowly and clearly. Talking louder does
not help.
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 programme. 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.