Adjusting to your hearing aids
It is completely normal to need time to get used to new hearing aids. Your brain is relearning sounds it had quietly stopped hearing. Here is what to expect, and how to make it easier.
Aftercare is part of the package.
The first few weeks are an adjustment for everyone. If it is not settling, we fine-tune it for you at no cost.
What to expect. All of this is normal, and all of it settles.
These are signs your brain is adjusting, not that something is wrong with your hearing aids. Give it a couple of weeks of consistent wear before judging. Physically uncomfortable, or a specific sound consistently wrong? Come in sooner.
A simple way to build up.
Steady beats heroic. Everyone adjusts at a different pace.
A few hours a day, in quiet, familiar settings.
Build up to most of the day, in a wider range of settings. Your check-in call lands around week two.
Fully adjusted, wearing them all day as standard.
Tips that make it easier.
Small habits that speed the whole thing up.
- Wear them as consistently as you can
- Start in quiet places before busy ones
- Read aloud a few minutes a day, it helps your own voice settle
- Note down anything that sounds wrong for your check-in
- Save them only for difficult situations
- Judge them in week one
- Put up with physical discomfort, that is a fit issue, tell us
- Compare your pace to anyone else's
We check in with you around two weeks after your fitting and adjust anything that is not right. A normal, expected part of the process, included in your aftercare.
Do not just put up with it. Many issues are quick fixes, and your aftercare is included as standard, with evenings and weekends available.
Settling in questions.
What the first few weeks genuinely feel like.
Most people feel largely settled within two to four weeks, and a lot of that happens in the first fortnight. It is your brain relearning how to filter, not your ears, which is why consistent daily wear matters more than anything else.
Very. You have not heard the kettle, the newspaper or your own footsteps properly in years, so your brain has to re-learn that those sounds are background. It usually stops being distracting within a couple of weeks.
Quiet ones first. Start at home, with one person, no television. Then add the television, then a small group, then a cafe. Going straight to a restaurant on day one is the most common reason people give up early.
Come back and tell us. That is not a failure and it does not mean hearing aids are not for you. It usually means the settings need real adjustment against how you are actually living, which is what your check-in appointments exist for.
Yes. There is a 60 day money back guarantee, so if they genuinely are not right for you after a fair try, you get a full refund with no obligation.