| Analogue and digital hearing aids are completely | | | | Things won't sound the same |
| different beasts. Switching from analogue to digital | | | | When you switch from analogue to digital, be |
| can be be a rewarding experience - the latest digital | | | | prepared for things to sound differently. This will be |
| technology can boost your hearing range in ways | | | | particularly true if you are wearing an older pair of |
| that older analogues never could. But, the differences | | | | analogues. I found that people's voices sounded |
| in the technologies can pose problems. | | | | differently through digital aids, especially my own - |
| Didn't that used to be louder? | | | | they were higher-pitched and easier to understand |
| Analogue hearing aids amplify all sounds at the same | | | | but the difference from what I was used to hearing |
| level - this can make it difficult for wearers to hear | | | | before took some time to adjust to. |
| conversation when there is a lot of background noise. | | | | Programming |
| Digital hearing aids are much cleverer in that they are | | | | When your hearing aid vendor receives your new |
| able reduce the level of the background noise and | | | | digital hearing aids from the manufacturer they will |
| make conversation easier to hear. | | | | come setup for your audiogram. Even though this is |
| Due to their background-reducing capabilities you will | | | | the case and they should be ready to use, I've found |
| find that when you first wear digital aids a lot of | | | | that I have had to make quite a few trips back to |
| noise that was once loud to you is now quiet - this | | | | the vendor to get the aids re-programmed slightly. |
| will more than likely make you think that the aids | | | | This may be just bad luck but it's worth keep in mind |
| aren't working correctly or that they haven't been | | | | that you might need to make extra trips back to the |
| set at a high enough volume. Don't worry. Listen to | | | | vendor to tweak your aids' settings until you are |
| someone talking in a noisy situation and you should | | | | happy with them - this may be particularly important |
| find that you are able to hear them much more | | | | if your vendor is charging per visit! |
| clearly than when you wore analogue aids. | | | | |