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Adapting to your hearing aids
Congratulations for taking the first steps toward re-
storing your communication skills with the purchase of
state-of-the-art hearing aids from Widex .
Because many of the sounds you may now hear have
not been fully audible without hearing aids, we urge
you to take a few minutes to perform the following sim-
ple activities in the order listed . Do these first in quiet
settings, then try them in noisier surroundings .
Activity 1:
First, listen to a friend or relative speak to
you with your eyes closed and your hearing aids off .
Now, put your hearing aids on and continue to listen .
Notice the difference? The purpose of this activity is not
to hear every word, but just to recognize the difference
in amplified speech from a familiar source .
Activity 2:
Listen to your friend or relative speak to you
with your hearing aids on, but with your eyes closed .
Now continue to listen with your eyes open . The goal is
to demonstrate how helpful it is to receive information
from your eyes to supplement your ears .
Activity 3:
Purchase two copies of today’s newspaper .
Ask a friend or relative to read a story aloud while you
read along with the same story . Alternatively, read it
aloud and listen to your own voice . It is also helpful to
watch captioned TV .
