Tips to get used to your new hearing aid

Hearing aid accessories are helpful in improving hearing in people who suffer from hearing loss that result from damage to the sensory cells in the inner ear. A hearing aid magnifies the sound vibrations. The surviving hearing cells in the inner ear detect the magnified vibrations and convert them into neural signals. These are passed on the brain, thus the patient is able to hear.

Once you have got your invisible hearing aids, it is natural for you to take time to get adjusted to the addition to your lifestyle. There are certain things that can help you to transition smoothly.

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• You must note that getting used to hearing aids with hearing aid centre Coimbatore will take time. It is not an overnight process. You will notice that your listening skills improve gradually. You need to get accustomed to the amplification. Initially even your own voice may sound a bit different.

• You need to use your hearing aid device in different environments. The amplified sounds will sound different in different places. So you need to get used to using them in different kinds of environments.

• You must seek the support of close family members, relatives and friends. You could also join a group of people using hearing aids.

• Your audiologist is the best consultant to guide you through the entire process. Thus you must give your feedback in regard to the use of the hearing aid and seek advice what could be done to improve your hearing further. We at Sky Speech andHearing Care provide you with the best consultation.

Identifying symptoms of autism in your child - Sky Speech and Hearing care

Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disorder that starts showing signs in a child at a very young age, within the first few months of his or her birth. In some cases, children show no signs at all and grow up quite normally until 2 years of age when they suddenly show up Autistic signs like a stagnation in learning new skills or they might even seem to forget the skills they once learnt. The earlier the signs are detected in an Autistic child, the better it would be as proper treatments can be started earlier. An early treatment can help the child to overcome the communication and behavioral challenges better. 

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If your child show these signs, then immediately seek for help,

• They avoid eye-to-eye contact frequently.
• Their non-verbal communication skills like making gestures, facial expressions and body posture do not develop properly.
• Some Autistic children even fail to respond when their names are being called.
• They may face problems in paying attention on the same subject as another person is focussing on.
• They lack interest in sharing their objects such as toys, or are even unable to play with others. Hence, they like to play alone.
• Some Autistic children suffer from ‘Echolalia’, that is, they repeat the same words or expressions that they have heard a day or a week ago, over and over again.
• An Autistic child is found to be flapping his/her hands and rocking his/her bodies frequently.
• Some children may also indulge in self-injuring activities like eye-poking, head banging, biting their own hands and skin-picking. 

The above information which is keenly analyzed and observed by the experts from Sky Speech and Hearing Care.