What was your first time experience with hearing aids like?

Just wondering what peoples first time experience were like.

Wow these things are loud, and what are all those sounds that i am hearing that I couldn’t remember ever hearing.
Also, a word of advice be patience, it can take from a few weeks to several months to get use to wearing aids. Don’t give up, don’t be afraid to ask to try multiple different hearing aids, don’t be shy about saying that you are experiencing problems with the aids. Go back as much as you need to get them adjusted correctly for you.

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I thought everything sounded ‘wrong’ because they didn’t sound the way I thought they should. I did try a different pair which sounded a bit more ‘natural’ to me, but in the end it just took time for me to get used to them. My brain had to adjust and they no longer sound wrong. In fact if I go without them things sound wrong! This took a few months though, so be patient. It’s worth it!

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