Hearing aids are remarkable tools that can help improve communication, manage tinnitus symptoms, increase your spatial awareness, suppress unwanted noise and more. While the benefits of hearing aids may be most apparent when you’re communicating with your friends and family or ordering a latte at The Porch, they can also be of great use in your alone time.
The Physical and Emotional Benefits of Hearing While Alone
Three reasons it is essential to wear your hearing aids while alone include:
- Easier acclimation. Wearing your hearing aids while alone is especially important when you are in your acclimation period. When you first get hearing aids, your ears and brain may take time to adapt to the new way of hearing. Although it is exciting to hear your world more clearly, loud or busy environments may feel overwhelming at first. Wearing your hearing aids while alone allows your ears and brain to take in smaller, more isolated sounds before taking on busier environments.
- Engage your brain. The auditory center of your brain is a muscle that needs regular exercise. Auditory deprivation from hearing loss can alter the brain’s ability to perceive and understand sound. Wearing hearing aids while alone helps prevent your auditory center from falling into disuse and helps you better understand sounds you encounter.
- Decrease feelings of isolation. Living with feelings of hearing loss can leave you feeling isolated and unsure in social situations. Beginning your hearing aid journey with some time alone can help increase your confidence when you start to engage in social situations more fully.
The Safety Benefits of Hearing While Alone
Auditory information plays a huge role in home safety. A couple of ways in which your devices can increase your safety while alone include:
- Alerting you to alarms. Wearing your hearing aids while alone can help give you the peace of mind that you aren’t missing important safety alerts such as fire or burglary alarms.
- Hearing hazards. Hearing alerts us to more hazards than initially considered. Small things like hearing a knife drop or the lawn mower picking up a rock can make a big difference in preventing minor or major accidents.
For more information on the benefits of hearing aids, contact Prescott Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy today to make an appointment with one of our trusted specialists.