Hearing plays as important a role as sight when it comes to understanding the world around you; a system that takes sound waves and transmits them to our brains using the auditory nerve. The sounds around us help us determine our location and whether something is approaching, and our ears also help us maintain balance through the vestibular system.
Communication with the world around us is vital to cognitive function and socializing, and hearing helps us remain aware of potential dangers. Hearing loss makes all those necessary functions harder to maintain, and coping with it can be difficult. This makes hearing aids even more necessary, and we can help you find the device that restores your hearing to normal function.
Drs. Wade Han, Elvira Livigni De Armas, and the Audiology department at Florida Ear Nose Throat & Facial Plastic Surgery Center are here for the residents of Kissimmee and Orlando, Florida, struggling with problems related to hearing loss.
Problems with hearing loss can be temporary or permanent and stem from several different factors:
Whatever the cause of your hearing loss, part of the problem with coming to grips with it is the fact that, in most cases, it happens gradually, making it harder to recognize what’s going on. This means the loss of sounds you’ve been used to your whole life, things like birds chirping, horns blowing, or kids playing, fades slowly until it’s harder to hear any of it.
To make matters worse, until you’re diagnosed with hearing loss, it’s also easier to dismiss the problem altogether and just assume things are ok. You can blame hearing problems on sinus issues, or just assume your hearing has degraded far less than it actually has. This is a dangerous coping mechanism that prevents you from dealing with the problem.
Fortunately, we can offer a variety of solutions to help restore your hearing:
Devices that amplify all sounds in equal volumes and can be programmed to work in different environments by converting sound waves into electrical signals.
Aids that convert sound waves to digital signals that can be used to block out and amplify sounds that come in.
To accommodate unique needs, you can have hearing aids fitted in different ways: behind the ear, in the ear, or in the ear canal. The choice will depend on the shape of your ear and the severity of your problems.
Accepting that you have hearing loss can be challenging, but with proper testing and a hearing aid that fits your needs, we can help you regain your hearing. Schedule an appointment with Drs. Han, Livingni de Armas, and the Florida Ear Nose Throat & Facial Plastic Surgery Center team today to help manage and treat your hearing issues.
