Have you noticed if there is a pattern to the situations in which you have trouble understanding what people are saying?
Hearing aids are an excellent solution to help with hearing loss, but they are not a cure. There are many factors that can contribute to speech understanding, including but not limited to the following:
Often, people have to use effective communication strategies in combination with their hearing aids. Try these:
Please see your audiologist or hearing instrument specialist for more tips and to see if there are any programming adjustments that can be made to the hearing aids. Good luck!
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