Realistic Expectations

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When wearing hearing aids...

• Your hearing aids WILL NOT restore your hearing capabilities to "normal" or pre-existing levels.

• In quiet environments, your hearing should improve

• Your hearing in moderate background noise should improve

• Your hearing with background noise is NOT going to be as good as your hearing in a quiet environment.

• Soft speech should be audible, average speech should be comfortable, and loud speech should not be uncomfortable.

• Your voice should be "acceptable" to you.

• Your hearing aids should allow you to listen with less effort.

• Your hearing aids require time to get used to.  Performance will improve as you gradually become accustomed to amplifications.

• Hearing aids DO NOT eliminate background noise.

• You may be aware of soft sounds that were previously not audible.  Examples include: footsteps, refrigerator, noise, etc.