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If you wear hearing aids, did you have a long adjustment period?

Asked by Strauss (23643points) April 16th, 2022

I was finally able to get hearing aids last week! Through a generous grant from a local organization I am now the owner of a pair or Bluetooth-enabled programmable hearing devices.
I knew I was missing out on a lot of conversations due to the sometimes embarrassing need to ask people to repeat themselves. That has improved remarkably!
I have also noticed that ambient and background sounds are more noticeable, and are sometimes distracting. My audiologist tells me my brain will adjust to this. It’s been almost a week, and I’m still distracted by water running, or the sounds of the refrigerator, for example. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.

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