Hearing Care as Rehabilitation
Like physical therapy for your body or speech therapy after a stroke, hearing rehabilitation involves retraining your brain to hear sounds again after years of hearing loss. Unfortunately, many people have negative experiences with treating hearing loss because our culture advertises that hearing aids will "fix" your hearing back to normal. This is far from the truth. Hearing aids are only one part of the toolkit in treating hearing loss. Successful hearing care requires professional guidance from day one, where your hearing is cared for step by step, from the first conversation with the audiologist through structured follow-up care over time so your brain can adapt to hearing again.
Better Hearing Demonstration
The results of your hearing evaluation will allow Dr. Aussem to perform a better hearing demonstration. This provides a glimpse of how appropriately fit hearing aids (see Real Ear Measurements below) can dramatically change your life. He will also discuss best treatment options which are always centered on building a trusting relationship, structured follow up care, hearing technology solutions and ongoing treatment to ensure successful outcomes.