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The screech or squeal you hear when hugging someone with a hearing aid is caused by sound waves. Hearing aids amplify sound to help the person hear better, and typically some of the sound waves escape out of the ear unnoticed. If you get too close to the hearing aid, however, instead of escaping out into the world, the sound waves are recycled back into the hearing aid. This is similar to putting a mic in front of a speaker. Screech!
Most of the newer hearing aids have the technology to identify this sound and reduce it within microseconds, so they screech very little.
Either way, if you are lucky enough to get a hug from someone, just disregard the sound, and enjoy the "squeeze" instead of the "screech"!
What else can I help you with?
Is it normal to be nervous about hugging someone?
It is normal to be nervous about hugging someone. This will depend on the person that you are hugging. This might change from time to time and person to person.
What do you call someone who isn't deaf?
If it's someone who has full hearing they are called hearing. If they have little hearing or are lossing their hearing they are called hard of hearing.
Definition of hearing impairment?
Hearing impairment is any loss of hearing for a variety of reasons. It refers to a condition that causes someone not to hear as well as someone with normal hearing. It does not refer to the degree of hearing loss, the cause of hearing loss or the indication that someone should wear a hearing aid. Not all causes of hearing loss indicate the need for a hearing aid...some may be corrected medically. If you ask others to repeat, find yourself turning up the tv, missing out on the punchline of a joke, missing out on important meeting facts, you might be experiencing some degree of hearing impairment.
What is the normal range of hearing for a elephant?
Elephants have very good hearing and sense of smell, but poor eye-sight. Their normal hearing range depends on the volume of sound.
What is an audiogram?
A graphic representation of one's hearing ability compared to normal hearing
Can you hear frequencies beyond the normal range of human hearing?
Yes, some animals can hear frequencies beyond the normal range of human hearing.
If a person has total hearing loss in one ear and the other ear is normal what is the percentage of disability?
I am 50 years old and have no hearing in one ear and normal hearing in the other since birth. I wear no hearing aids and have never experienced any abnormal disabilities. I talk fine and my hearing is fine.
How is mild hearing loss treated in children?
Usually it isn't. When hearing loss becomes bothersome or problematic, then a hearing aid may be used. In children there can be temporary mild hearing loss due to ear infections (especially otitis media). After antibiotic treatment, normal hearing (or, at least, hearing that was normal for that person before the infection) will return.
Why are tones of different frequency used during hearing tests?
Simply because the human ear can detect many thousands of different frequencies (typically 50Hz to 20,000Hz) Testing someone's hearing ability over a range of frequencies determines whether they can hear the normal spectrum of sound or not. As we get older - our hearing starts to fade - and we no longer hear the higher or low frequencies at the edge of the normal range.
What is inaudible sounds?
frequencies that are out of normal hearing range.
How is the bionic ear different to a normal hearing aid?
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After having a hearing test they said you had unremarkable bilaterally hearing what does this mean?
"Unremarkable bilaterally hearing" means that your hearing in both ears is normal and there are no notable issues or abnormalities detected during the hearing test. It indicates that your hearing is functioning within typical or expected ranges.
