A guide to hearing aids

Hearing aids help you hear better, but not all sounds are perfect.

They make it easier to hear things around you.

Hearing aids help you hear people talking. This makes chatting with friends and family easier.

When you wear hearing aids, you can hear every day sounds, like the doorbell or the phone ringing.

To turn on the hearing aids close the battery drawer with battery in place.

To turn off the hearing aid you need to open the battery drawer (like in the picture).

The hearing aid goes behind your ear.

An ear mould fits inside your ear.

To insert ear moulds:

• hold your ear mould at the back with your finger
• insert it into the front of the ear canal.

If you have stopped hearing sounds from the hearing aids, it is time to change the battery.

Steps to change the battery.

1. Open the battery door and remove the old battery.
2. Take new battery from pack and take the sticker off the battery.
3. Put the battery in the battery draw, with the flat part of the battery facing up.
4. Close the battery door.

We would like to see you every 6 months to check your aid(s) are working.
Phone the audiology department to book an appointment for a hearing aid repair.

To get batteries or any help, please call us on 01823 342187

Or email us at: learningdisabilityhearingclinic@somersetft.nhs.uk