HEARING LOSS

Do users with hearing loss need to intervene as soon as possible?

2022-02-28

"Speaking louder can be heard". In fact, most of them belong to mild to moderate hearing loss. If there is no timely intervention, the frequency of language signals received by the auditory center will be reduced, and the central speech resolution will be reduced over time. Compared with hearing loss, the impact of the reduction of central speech recognition ability is more serious. Even if you can finally hear others' voice, you can't hear what they are saying.

Hearing impairment support needs

The incidence rate of senile deafness is increasing with age. According to the survey, about 25% - 40% of people over 65 years old, 40% - 66% of people over 75 years old, and 80% of people over 85 years old. However, the incidence rate of senile deafness is high in China, but the intervention rate is very low.

The fitting rate of hearing aids for elderly patients in China is less than 5%, while in developed European countries such as Germany, Britain and France, the fitting rate of hearing aids is as high as 40%.

In the process of hearing aid fitting, users often do this: after a series of checks, they finally say, "I think the hearing is OK now. If you speak louder, I can hear it. Wait until I can't hear it!" But is this really feasible?

What many people don't know is that this "wait and wait" destroys residual hearing step by step, which also leads to worse and worse listening effect.

According to the average hearing loss of 500Hz, 1000Hz, 2000Hz and 4000Hz, the International Health Organization classifies the degree of hearing loss as follows:

≤ 25dB HL normal hearing;
26 ~ 40dB HL mild hearing loss;
41 ~ 60dB HL moderate hearing loss;
61 ~ 80dB HL severe hearing loss;
Extremely severe hearing loss above 81db HL.

Interventions for hearing loss in elderly

Speech recognition rate plays a very important guiding role in the selection of hearing aids. The worse the speech recognition ability, the worse the effect of wearing hearing aids. The maximum speech recognition rate is greater than 90%:

The selection is easy to succeed, and the hearing-impaired are more satisfied;
The maximum speech recognition rate is 70% - 90%. Hearing aids can improve the discrimination ability;
The maximum speech recognition rate is 50% - 70%. Hearing aids can change the communication ability of hearing-impaired people;
The maximum speech recognition rate is less than 50%: hearing aids often can not make the hearing impaired very satisfied. They need to use lip reading and monitor their own voice to assist communication.

Therefore, it is suggested that patients with hearing loss must be found and intervened early. The effect of intervention at the beginning is often much better than that at the end. For children, early intervention is mainly reflected in the awakening and utilization of residual hearing, so as to enable deaf children to establish audible speech. For adults, early intervention not only keeps hearing at the current level or delays the decline time, but also prevents the decline of speech resolution.

About AUSTAR Hearing Aids

AUSTAR is a professional hearing aid manufacturer and supplier in China, as well as an OEM hearing aid manufacturer. Specializing in the production of affordable digital OTC and programmable hearing aids, and use our own fitting system software for programming hearing aids to ensure superior quality of hearing aid and make price competitive in this industry.

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Hearing aid advantages:

Rich product structure

AUSTAR hearing devices cover traditional hearing centers and hospital fitting hearing aids, as well as online retail OTC hearing aids, with traditional batteries and convenient rechargeable CIC hearing aids to choose from. Common types of hearing aids are: BTE, RIC, CIC, ITC, ITE and BTE open-fit.

Convenient operation

AUSTAR hearing aid products focus on humanized design, sound control, program switching, ergonomic design, to avoid misoperation, and the operation method is suitable for all ages.

Famous brand

The AUSTAR hearing aid brand was founded in 2003, with 19+ years of professional experience in the production and sales of hearing aids, in Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the brand is well-known at home and abroad.