VA Health care VA, Booklet

Page 1: ...Your VA Hearing Aid...

Page 2: ...r Battery 9 Inserting Your Hearing Aid 10 Removing Your Hearing Aid 11 How to Adjust Your Hearing Aid in Noise 12 Telephone Use 17 Hearing Aid Care 18 Box Set Up 21 Batteries for Eligible Outpatients...

Page 3: ...fficult experience This booklet offers some suggestions to help you adjust to your new hearing aid Please keep this booklet for future use Contact Information If you have questions about your hearing...

Page 4: ...Receiver reproduces the sound and transmits it into your ear Battery the power supply of the hearing aid Different types of hearing aids are made to accommodate differ ent types of hearing loss Custo...

Page 5: ...areas People with hearing loss often feel that they can hear fine but cannot understand what is being said In most cases people with hearing loss have more difficulty hearing high pitch sounds The co...

Page 6: ...e It is not possible for an electronic device or our brain to amplify one person s voice and block out other voices or sounds When you begin wearing a hearing aid s you will notice an increase in the...

Page 7: ...speaking Do not shout Speak at a normal volume Shouting distorts speech and makes it harder to understand Speak at a normal rate Don t speak too fast The faster you talk the harder it is to understan...

Page 8: ...individuals Do not put batteries in your ear nose or mouth Always throw away old batteries Individuals have mistaken these small batteries for medica tion Please check your medication before swallowi...

Page 9: ...xtra batteries should be carried in a cloth or leather pouch Do not carry batteries loosely with other metal objects change keys etc If the metal objects rub together it could kill the battery If you...

Page 10: ...ry 4 Hold the battery between your thumb and forefinger with the positive side up this is the all silver side 5 Slide or push into battery door Do not place the battery directly inside the hearing aid...

Page 11: ...ay from your hand For over the ear hearing aids insert the earmold first and then place the aid on top of ear Insert the CANAL portion of the hearing aid into ear It may be easier to insert if you pul...

Page 12: ...push down on earlobe with the thumb to create a space for your thumb Grab with your forefinger at the top and your thumb at the bottom of the hearing aid To remove the hearing aid pull it straight out...

Page 13: ...rious situations Generally in noisier areas the volume should be turned down Normal volume control settings are QUIET 1 2 on or between 1 3 to 2 3 on This is the normal setting for around the house NO...

Page 14: ...f Beeps ____ Quiet around the house TV small groups ____ Noise restaurants malls parties crowds For most effective use seat yourself with speaker to your front and the noise behind you ____ Other ____...

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Page 16: ...pick up sound directly from the telephone receiver It will not amplify room noises This may make it easier for you to understand a telephone conversation On your _________ hearing aid slide push butto...

Page 17: ...d compatible telephone There are no adjustments for you to make on your hearing aid when using the telephone The phone must touch the hearing aid to activate the magnetic telecoil Some manufacturers p...

Page 18: ...ot spot Behind the ear style hearing aid In the ear style hearing aid Rest the receiver of the telephone Rest the receiver of the telephone above your ear Change the on off on the top portion of your...

Page 19: ...n of your hearing aid You should use these every day Clean the top portion only Do not insert anything including the cleaning tools into the hearing aid Example of wax loop Clean canal portion Put hea...

Page 20: ...ecome wet and stop working Remove the battery and throw it away Place your hearing aid s in the storage case and let it dry overnight Do not try a new battery until the next morning Protect your heari...

Page 21: ...you are using a lawnmower power tool chainsaw tractor and or shotgun rifle Remove the hearing aids and hearing protection earplugs ear muffs should be worn Loud noise can cause your hearing loss to w...

Page 22: ...aid batteries Sponge Tape Address label Battery order card Repair order card Save the box for future use If you are receiving a replacement hearing aid you will NOT receive a new hearing aid set up ki...

Page 23: ...Put a stamp on it and mail it You will receive your batteries in about two to three weeks One order card is sent with each shipment of batteries 2 E mail the DDC ddc csd mail va gov Be sure to includ...

Page 24: ...n this booklet Please call Audiology for an appointment for repairs If no one is able to answer your call please leave a message Calls will be returned as soon as possible For clinic phone numbers ple...

Page 25: ...our hearing aid Complete the repair card Remove the battery and close the battery compartment Wrap the hearing aid in a sponge Make sure that the repair card is inside the box If you have a behind the...

Page 26: ...E MODEL SERIAL NUMBERS Regular Right Regular Left Spare Right Spare Left 25 Upon completion of above mail to Department of Veterans Affairs Denver Distribution Center 905A P O Box 25166 Denver CO 8022...

Page 27: ...our hearing aid uses a wax guard change it Defective hearing aid Contact Audiology Intermittent or popping noises Possible Cause What to Do Low or defective battery Change the battery Defective hearin...

Page 28: ...27 Hearing Aid Battery Order Form...

Page 29: ...8 Upon completing the Hearing Aid Battery Order Form on the reverse side insert in envelope and mail to Department of Veterans Affairs Denver Distribution Center 905A P O Box 25166 Denver CO 80225 016...

Page 30: ...Written by Nannette Gwinner Audiologist Designed and printed by the Network Print Shop Bath VA Medical Center Photos by Rick Small Nannette Gwinner and EyeWire Images Hearing aids in photographs used...