For those with poor hearing, a beautifully fit hearing aid can make a world of difference. While many dispensers are only interested in selling hearing aids, Dr. Gil Magilen of the Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center is set on actually customizing them to give clients the best hearing possible. It is important that your hearing aid maximize your total hearing capability. Dr. Magilen, with an extensive background in neuroscience and a PhD in biophysics, outlines some of the many qualities that you should expect from your hearing aid.
Quality of Sound
You should always expect the quality of sound from your hearing aid to be on target. No sound should have any sort of strange quality to it, says Dr. Magilen. For one thing, the sound of your own voice should be completely natural to you. Any echoes, muffling or distortion should certainly not exist. The sound of your own breath, chewing and whispering should also sound normal. Dr. Magilen programs your Walnut Creek hearing aids to allow for every sound to be as it should and even eliminates the common hearing aid volume exaggeration. Sitting at a wedding should not feel like a marching band is playing three inches from your ear, says Dr. Magilen. Your hearing aids should also provide you with the ability to detect the location and distance of sound.
Intelligibility
The problem for many, explains Dr. Magilen, is not that they cannot hear speech, but rather, that they cannot neurologically convert the sounds of speech into comprehensible words. Dr. Magilen is the only professional in the field who has honed in on this problem. After undergoing Dr. Magilen’s testing, your hearing aid should allow you to comprehend speech even with loud noises in the background. At the same time, however, Dr. Magilen explains that it can take the brain a bit of time to adjust to all of the new sounds.
Comfort
Dr. Magilen’s goal is to have clients leave his office without even feeling like they have any sort of impediment. Dr. Magilen wants his patients to feel as if their hearing aids aren’t even there. While hearing aids may need to be consistently worn, comfort is of the utmost importance. The earpiece should never cause irritation to the ear itself. Your hearing aid should be able to provide you with clear hearing with every move you make, and any strange sounds emitted from your hearing aid should be fixed immediately.
With the individualized care you receive at the Walnut Creek Hearing Aid Center, and thanks to the help of Dr. Magilen’s technology, you no longer have to worry about the difficulties that come along with a run-of-the-mill hearing aid.
The information in the article is not intended to substitute for the medical expertise and advice of your healthcare provider. We encourage you to discuss any decisions about treatment or care with an appropriate healthcare provider.