Community Life Volume 19 No. 3 | Page 30

PROFESSIONALLY FIT HEARING AIDS
OVER-THE-COUNTER ( OTC )
If you ' ve heard of over-the-counter hearing aids , then you may have also heard you don ' t need a professional recommendation to purchase them . While they might function as a self-service option , are convenient to buy and often cheaper , over-the-counter devices do not have a licensed medical professional ' s customized programming to your exact hearing loss . According to ten different studies , the top three reasons for hearing aid dissatisfaction among users were background noise , lack of benefit and poor sound quality . Those are all common issues and can only be addressed by a licensed audiologist with properly fit hearing aids .
The best first step if you ' re experiencing hearing difficulty is to see an audiologist for a hearing evaluation

before purchasing any device . Call ( 817 ) 641-3750

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