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The audiologist or hearing care
professional will conduct a hearing
aid evaluation to assess your ability to
hear with and without a hearing aid.
The hearing aid evaluation will enable
the audiologist or dispenser to select
and fit a hearing aid to your individual
needs. If you have reservations about
your ability to adapt to amplification, you
should inquire about the availability of a
trial, rental or purchase option program.
Many hearing care professionals now
offer programs that permit you to wear
a hearing aid for a period of time for a
nominal fee, after which you may decide
if you want to purchase the hearing aid.
Federal law limits the sale of hearing
aids to those individuals who have
obtained a medical evaluation from a
licensed physician.
Federal law permits a fully informed
adult to sign a waiver statement
declining the medical evaluation
for religious or personal beliefs
that preclude consultation with a
physician. The exercise of such a waiver
is not in your best health interest and its
use is strongly discouraged. A hearing
aid will not restore normal hearing and
will not prevent or improve a hearing
impairment resulting from organic
conditions. A hearing aid is only part of
hearing rehabilitation and may need to
be supplemented by auditory training
and lip reading.
Children with hearing loss
In addition to seeing a physician
for medical evaluation, a child with
a hearing loss should be directed
to an audiologist for evaluation
and rehabilitation, since hearing
loss may cause problems in language
development and educational and social
growth of a child. An audiologist is
qualified by training and experience
to assist in the evaluation and
rehabilitation of a child with a hearing
loss. If the user is an infant, small child,
or person with cognitive impairment,
it is recommended that the hearing aid
be modified with a tamper-resistant
battery compartment.
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