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Buffering the high cost of hearing aids
openfit.com offers the discount hearing aids
When it comes to the list of reasons people avoid getting a hearing aid, aside from embarrassment, money is often a top concern. Especially in today's economy. Openfit.com is doing something about that. We sell the same quality hearing aids that you could buy at an audiologist for 50%-70% less.
Hearing loss can strike at any age for a number of reasons. The loss of hearing in one or both ears is generally classified by type, degree and configuration. The type concerns the portion of the auditory system that's involved. The degree is the amount of extra volume required for a person to be able to hear sounds. The range of the pitches that have been lost from hearing describe the configuration of hearing loss.
Before anything can be done about hearing loss, no matter the type, it's important for a person to recognize its presence. Oftentimes, people brush off the symptoms and unnecessarily suffer through when a hearing aid could bring the range of sounds back for them. To avoid allowing an actual loss of hearing to continue, watch for these signs. If you experience these, it's a good idea to seek medical advice:
- During conversations it sounds like people are mumbling.
- You have tendency to ask people to repeat themselves, more than what is "normal."
- The television and telephone present problems for you. Understand full conversations conveyed by either is impossible.
- You fail to understand what people are saying, even though you can "hear" them talking.
- In order to understand what is being said, you have to face the speaker directly and background noises must not be present.
- You can't hear small children and understand what they're saying. Bird sounds are no longer audible.
- A ringing in your ears has developed and it's persistent.
