What Age is Appropriate to Wear Hearing Aids?

So, you are wondering which age is appropriate to get hearing aids? They might be for you or a friend or even for your baby. The good news is that hearing aids may be recommended for babies as early as 2-3 months of age when hearing loss is diagnosed.

If it’s for your baby, how often should they wear hearing aids? Just like adults, the baby should wear hearing aids all the time except when sleeping. It is not recommended to sleep with your hearing aid due to various reasons, including:

• It is uncomfortable to sleep with hearing aids due to the pressure they put on the ear when you are asleep and lying on the mattress or pillow.
• They can fall off due to pillow rubbing and changing sleeping positions at night or when you are asleep.
• They might cause distractions when sleeping. The hearing aid might switch on, and the microphone will produce hissing sounds that will distract the baby's sleep and the person next to them.

It is essential to wear and use the hearing aid every day to get used to it in the beginning, and it is also necessary for them to hear and listen just like the rest of us.

The trouble comes when the baby removes the hearing aids. What do you do then?

• You can have your baby's specialist attach a special retention cord to the hearing aid so it falls out of reach when they remove it.
• You can have your baby wear a cap that prevents them from touching the hearing aid.

Take care of the baby’s hearing aid and inspect them every day to ensure they are okay. Make it a routine to inspect until the child is old enough to examine the hearing aids themselves.

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