Batteries should be changed about every ten to 14 days. The exact schedule for changing batteries depends on the amount of time the hearing aids are worn and the power consumed over time. Most new digital hearing aids have battery warning indicators. Before the battery goes out, the hearing aid will " beep, beep, beep " to tell you you have another hour or two before the battery fails. Using excellent, fresh batteries is important, and changing batteries should take no more than 60 seconds.

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You may have certain communication needs that cannot be solved by just using hearing aids. These situations may involve telephone, radio, television, or the inability to hear the door chime, telephone bell, and alarm clock. Special devices have been developed to solve these problems. Like hearing aids, assistive listening devices and alerting devices make sounds louder. Typically, a hearing aid makes all sounds in the environment louder. Assistive listening devices and alerting devices can increase the loudness of a desired sound, like a radio or television, a public speaker, or an alarm system, or may make an auditory alarm (such as a smoke signal) into a visual alarm (such as a strobe light).

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In general, cochlear implants are used to allow deaf people to hear. Although many people who are " hearing impaired " or " hard of hearing " believe they are deaf, " deaf " is generally defined as having more than a 90 dB HL hearing loss. In other words, if someone can benefit from hearing aids, that is usually the treatment of choice. However, if they are not able to satisfactorily benefit from hearing aids, cochlear implants are often a surgical option. Additionally, because of the excellent progress made with cochlear implants over then last two decades, sometimes, people with severe hearing loss (defined as worse than 70 dB HL) might be implanted and sometimes hearing aids are combined with cochlear implants in particular situations. Cochlear implants and hearing aids can be combined in one ear, and sometimes a cochlear implant is placed on one ear while a hearing aid is worn on the other. The best way to determine candidacy for a cochlear implant, is to undergo a " cochlear implant evaluation " at a cochlear implant center.

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However, each situation is different! Even though a particular insurer offers hearing aid coverage, you may or may not have it available to you, based on your individual policy. It is always a good idea to call the insurance company and speak with their representative to learn about your personal hearing aid coverage.

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