Hearing Aid carries many myths 1. wearing it makes u habituated 2. it marks the onset of old age 3. it brings more noise than speech See the presentation to unfold all the myths.

2. Are your Ears an important part of your body?
Why?
 Socialise
 Work
 Interact
 Communicate

3. At work:
 Group meetings/discussion
 Taking phone calls
 To follow or be a part of any conversation

4. At Social Ocassions
 Get together and parties
 Dinner conversation with family etc
 Interact with your grand children
 Watching TV together

5. Safety Grounds
 While in the market
 While walking around
 To hear alarm signals viz horns, alarms,
 To hear and help others, you need to HEAR their “cry
for help”.

6. The more we get disconnected
from our surroundings:
We suffer:
Isolation,
Anger towards self & others around,
Depression.

7. Its only a matter of 3 simple steps……..

8. The 3 holy steps to a Better hearing
1. Diagnose : to determine the type and degree of hearing
loss
2. Choose your solution : pick up a hearing aid according
to your needs and pocket
3. Fitting & Adjustments : the authorized person will be
calibrating the machine according to your ears and
adjust….and FIT it with your ears.

9. Ohh…
1 more step left….
You need to wear it all the time…

11.  “I ONLY need to wear my hearing aid when I go out”
 “Is it important to hear the subtle sounds eg. Air
conditioner, footsteps, people moving around..?”
 “I tried using hearing aid, but, all I hear is NOISES”

12.  Did you know “the majority of hearing is done in the
brains”…
 If an aid wearer only wears it occasionally, the brain
has no idea or rather has forgotten what to do with
these newly produced noises & stimuli but the
constant use helps to eliminate this over stimulation
effect and sounds become natural and not annoying
anymore.

13. Important Instructions for the users
Wear ALL THE TIME except sleeping, bathing,
doing your hairs, getting in a swimming pool, etc.
 Preferably remove the batteries from the aid
before sleeping ( night hours)…saves your battery
and the machine too.
 Clean with a neat linen once in a week.
 Calibrate your machine if you become
uncomfortable with the aid.
 Every machine has an expiry date, respect this ;
and get a new one when re required.

14.  Hearing empowers us; enriches our lives….it helps us
to socialize, work efficiently, interact and
communicate.
 It helps us to LIVE and participate fully in Life.

15. Thanks …a lot…..