Hearing Aid Fitting
Hearing Aid Fitting
Once you have selected devices that will work best for your lifestyle and specific hearing needs, the hearing aids will be programmed to specific speech targets based on your hearing loss. Hearing aids are not one size fits all, therefor all devices should be carefully programmed based on prescriptive algorithms chosen by your audiologist.
All fittings include Real-Ear Speech Mapping, which is a verification measure to ensure the hearing aids are meeting a certain standard and are fit specifically to your hearing loss.
Unfortunately, many hearing care providers do not perform these verification measures on hearing aids. Research has shown that completing these additional tests improves patient satisfaction and is the only way to ensure proper sound from the devices.
Please plan for 1-1.5 hours for this appointment. We highly recommend bringing a family member along to this appointment so you can both learn about your new devices and specific communication strategies!
If you are currently wearing hearing aids fit by a different hearing care provider and are unsatisfied with you devices, please give us a call and we can discuss what solutions may be available to you. A new patient comprehensive hearing evaluation will need to be completed before adjusting your current hearing aids.
Hearing aids ONLY work when they are properly selected and fit specifically for each patient!