Your client is adapting to the use of a hearing aid for the first time. What is the most significant challenge experienced by a client with hearing loss who is adapting to using a hearing aid for the first time?
A) Regulating the tone and volume.
B) Learning to cope with amplification of background noise.
C) Minimizing irritation of the external auditory canal.
D) Keeping the hearing aid clean while minimizing exposure to moisture.
Ans: B
Feedback: Each of the answers represents a common problem experienced by clients using a hearing aid for the first time. However, amplification of background noise is the most annoying and difficult problem to manage and is the major reason why clients stop using their hearing aid. All clients learning to use a hearing aid require support and coaching by the nurse and other members of the health care team. Clients should be encouraged to discuss their adaptation to the hearing aid with their audiologist.
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