A normal man calls me, but I’m hard of hearing and can’t hear what he’s saying. What should I do?

Go to the hearing center for a free hearing test to learn more about the extent of your hearing loss, and then prescribe the right medicine, haha.

What kind of deafness requires wearing a hearing aid?

Strictly speaking, those whose hearing loss in both ears reaches a certain level and who are ineffective after treatment should be equipped with hearing aids as soon as possible.

(1) Hearing loss in both ears is neurological deafness, with a degree of more than 35 decibels.

(2) Mixed deafness that does not heal repeatedly, such as long-term chronic otitis media, and those who still have hearing impairment after surgery.

(3) Patients with otitis media or otosclerosis who are unwilling to undergo surgery.

However, not all hearing-impaired people can use hearing aids, such as auditory neuropathy, acoustic neuroma with progressive hearing loss, etc. The use of hearing aids will be very ineffective or may delay active treatment of deafness. Therefore, when you are considering choosing a suitable hearing aid, it is very important to choose a professional, serious and responsible hearing center and audiology professionals to serve you.

Deaf patients will enjoy a series of benefits by wearing hearing aids. First of all, you will hear more clearly. Hearing aids cannot restore your hearing to normal, but they can significantly improve your hearing. For a long time in the past, you could not hear sounds, such as birds chirping, doorbells, wind and water flow. These sounds may be heard again after wearing hearing aids. Hearing aids can improve users' social, psychological and physical health and sense of well-being. The authoritative American organization "Consumer Reports" published an article titled "Successful Listening in a Noisy World" in its July 2009 issue, which provided a detailed report on hearing aids, hearing protection, and the hearing aid purchase process. . Hearing aid satisfaction was confirmed by an authoritative study as early as 2006, with more than 75% satisfaction, which is consistent with the satisfaction of one-third of ordinary consumer products on the market. This is a great improvement. Research on users' wearing experiences shows that wearing hearing aids usually improves users' quality of life and can help them in many ways: living more harmoniously with their families; better mental health; improving physical and mental health; being more focused; more Able to cooperate with social groups; able to handle work better.