Before buying a hearing aid, you can do a self-test first to understand which type of hearing aid is more suitable for you.
(1) Do you know how deaf you are?
(2) Under what circumstances do you need to communicate with other people?
Only need to deal with daily life, such as shopping, socializing and communicating with family members, or communicate with colleagues at work: with the function of reducing environmental noise and the function of receiving/outputting in different environmentsHearing aid.Communicate with other people in the factory or on the street: have a better function of reducing environmental noiseHearing aid.
(3) How is the structure and health of your ears?
The ear canal is crooked or small, the ear canal is prone to inflammation or pus, or a lot of ear wax: BTE hearing aids are more suitable for frequent tinnitus: any type of hearing aid can help reduce the interference of tinnitus. None of the above: any type of hearing aid is suitable
(4) Are your fingers and arms flexible?
If your fingers and arms are flexible: any type of hearing aids are suitable. If your fingers and arms are not flexible: hearing aids with larger switches, simple operation and easy to wear are more suitable, such as behind-the-ear hearing aids
(5) Do you mind other people’s perspectives?
If you mind the eyes of others: In-ear/canal hearing aids are more concealed and not easy to be noticed, but some BTE hearing aids are also very small and beautiful. If you don’t mind others’ eyes: any type of hearing aid is suitable
(6) Do you have to wear glasses?
If you need to wear glasses: If the glasses arm is very thick, the behind-the-ear hearing aid may hinder the wearing of glasses. If you don’t need to wear glasses: any type of hearing aid is suitable
(7) Do you often sweat or go in and out of damp places?
If you often sweat or go in and out of damp places: with moisture-proof functionHearing aid If you don’t often sweat or go to wet places: any type of hearing aid is suitable
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