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General warnings
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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