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Here are some myths that are the reasons of such difficulties.
Myth #1.
Many patients think that ability to hear worsens extremely seldom.
Only deaf people should use Hearing Aids.
According to specialists one shouldn't be ashamed of wearing these devices if you have a poor hearing diagnosis.
Modern devices are almost invisible, convenient and fix ability to hear perfectly.
Besides, every tenth person in the world suffers from poor hearing.
Myth #2.
Only old people have problems with hearing.
But today many of us are exposed to noise.
Underground, noisy offices, headphones, frequent mobile phone conversations, night clubs, highways...
All these examples are a part of everyone's everyday life.
No wonder that our ability to hear gets worse.
American scientists had a research and came to a conclusion that more than 50% of young people from 18 to 25 years suffer hearing impairment.
Myth #3.
I can hear perfectly! Hearing loss is always gradual (of course, if there was no trauma that resulted in a hearing loss).
It's very hard for a person to notice changes.
Trying to compensate lost ability to hear a person starts lip-reading, fantasizing, turning radio or TV louder, speaking louder and making other people speak louder.
Usually loss of ability to hear is noticed by friends and relatives at first.
As a rule, they recommend hearing-impaired person to buy a Hearing Aid to reduce growing discomfort.
Myth #4.
At first one should try to recover hearing with he help of treatment or operation ("I will wear a Hearing Aid if nothing helps!").
Usually, the reason of hearing loss is inner ear damage, so called sensorineural deafness.
Treatment or surgery in this case can only do harm.
Wearing a hearing device is the safest way of treatment.
Besides, many of aids are so small that they are hardly noticeable.
Myth #5.
Hearing devices only amplifies the sound, but speech remains lost anyway.
Digital devices have a wide range of functions.
Perceiving sounds form the surroundings, they transmit them as close to a natural sounding as possible.
Myth #6.
Wearing hearing devices leads to a further hearing loss.
Digital devices, that was correctly selected and adjusted, will serve for ages without bringing any harm to hearing.
Myth #7.
All Hearing Aids are huge.
Digital technologies allowed creating small devices.
They are divided into behind the ears Hearing Aids, endaural and ported.
Today (no matter how strange that may sound!) Hearing Aid is a stylish accessory.
Myth #8.
The device will return my hearing.
Modern aids (no matter how convenient they are) still need to be got used to.
Every person needs different amount of time to adapt to a Hearing Aid.
The longer brain receptors responsible for sound perception were inactive, the longer it will take to adapt to a Hearing Aid.
Myth #9.
High quality aid is very expensive.
High level of the competition at the market makes specialists design quality and affordable devices.
For example, such brands like Siemens and Widex manage to combine high quality and acceptable price perfectly.
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